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People of Gaza Need A ‘Water Ceasefire’
November 17th, 2023
Via the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, commentary on the need for a water ceasefire in Gaza: The grainy night-time video footage from northern Gaza shows a flood coursing down the streets. Four weeks into Israel’s bombing campaign, a critical water tank was hit in the Jabalia refugee camp, sending the contents of the reservoir streaming. Even amidst everything […]
Read more »Gaza’s Water Crisis: From Lever Of Occupation To Weapon Of War
November 7th, 2023
Via WorldCrunch, a report on how shortages of water, which have ultimately long been controlled by Israel, have long been a brutal reality for the Palestinians of Gaza. Now with the ongoing bombing and siege campaign, the daily search for water has become central to the struggle to survive. Firas, a young Palestinian man from […]
Read more »Collaborative Water Management: A Building Block for Peace between between Israelis and Palestinians
October 30th, 2023
Via The Conversation, a look at how collaborative water management can be a building block for peace between Israelis and Palestinians: Water is a central element of the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Israel controls several water pipelines entering Gaza, much as it controls most of life there. But water can also be […]
Read more »Thirsty Families in Gaza Eke Out Trickle of Water
October 22nd, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at how – after Israel imposed its siege on the coastal enclave – UN agencies are warning people are resorting to drinking dirty water: Hana Abu Awda and the 40 people with whom she shares a home in Rafah, at the southern end of the Gaza strip, have […]
Read more »Palestinian Water Woes Highlight Dashed Hopes of Oslo Accords
September 10th, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a report on how Palestinian water woes highlight the dashed hopes of the Oslo Accords: Thirty years after the landmark Oslo Accords, Palestinian hopes for statehood seem as remote as ever and popular frustration is rife — nowhere more than over access to water. The Israeli-Palestinian dispute centres on land but also […]
Read more »Israel – Palestine Water Tension Reflects Broader Battle
August 17th, 2023
Via AP News, commentary on how – as Israeli settlements thrive – Palestinian taps run dry: Across the dusty villages of the occupied West Bank, where Israeli water pipes don’t reach, date palms have been left to die. Greenhouses are empty and deserted. Palestinians say they can barely get enough water to bathe their children […]
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