Israelis get four-fifths of scarce West Bank water, says World Bank
A deepening drought in the Middle East is aggravating a dispute over water resources after the World bank found that Israel is taking four times as much water as the Palestinians from a vital shared aquifer.
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Israel's War for Water
Many believe that water was the underlying reason for the invasion and occupation of the West Bank in 1967. Among Palestinians, it is understood that the location of the apartheid wall has more to do with continued Israeli control of the Western Mountain Aquifer than with security.
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The Water Crisis
The discrimination in utilization of the resources shared by Israel and the Palestinian Authority is clearly seen in the figures on water consumption by the two populations. Per capita water consumption in the West Bank for domestic, urban, and industrial use is only 22 cubic meters a year, which translates into 60 liters per person per day.
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