Using stolen water to irrigate stolen land

From time to time, the Palestine Center distributes articles it believes will enhance understanding of the Palestinian political reality. The following article by Dror Etkes was published by +972 on July 16, 2016.

 

The recent reports on water crisis in Palestinian areas of the West Bank were accompanied by a story of another water shortage: this time in Israeli settlements. Let’s get one thing straight — there has never been a ‘water shortage’ in the settlements. When settlers open up the tap at home or in their garden, the amount and quality of the water is identical to that which comes out in most homes to the west of the Green Line.

 

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