Israel stealing palestinians water

[Marwan]

Israel denies Palestinians access to adequate water through a discriminatory policy and overall control of water resources

This is one of the accusations made against Israel in a report from Amnesty International, which was announced yesterday , Israel holds according to the report in short a steel grip on the precious drops , The result is that the Israelis on average consume four times more water than Palestinians

Israel allow Palestinians access to only a small part of the common water resources mainly located in the occupied West Bank, while illegal Israeli settlements which receives virtually unlimited supplies , The report concludes it is shown how Israel not only controls the main water sources in the West Bank but they also spend most of the water from them

In addition it appears that the only fresh water resources in Gaza is forrurenset and unfit for human consumption , It is also shown to experts from the UN which warns that public water supplies in Gaza depend on is about to collapse

From bad to worse
Israeli control over water resources, unequal distribution and lack of access to water for the Palestinians is not an unknown problem , According to Amnesty the situation is however been greatly exacerbated in recent years

It appears in part to the Gaza Strip where the Israeli blockade according to Amnesty has done an already bad situation worse , The blockade has according to Amnesty led to water and sewage system in Gaza has reached a "critical point". It appears among other things that the war in December and January resulted in major damage to the water system

The report states further that in addition introduced a comprehensive system of permits Palestinians must get from the Israeli army and other authorities to implement water-related projects in the occupied territories , Applications for such permits will be according to the report often rejected or delayed

20 liters a day
The average consumption of water among the Palestinians is according to the report of 70 liters per person per day against one hundred liters are recommended from the World Health Organization (WHO) in comparison the average Israeli consumption of water of 300 liters daily

Amnesty turn at the same time stated that Palestinians in some areas in the countryside survive on barely 20 liters per day , Between 180,000 and 200,000 Palestinians in rural areas has according to the report no access to running water , In addition the report said often hindered by the Israeli Army from collecting rainwater for example through the containers used to collect water is destroyed or when the water tanks will be confiscated


The contrast is according to Amnesty great to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank with the water lawns and swimming pools , Approximately 450,000 Israeli settlers use according to Amnesty as much or more water to 2.3 million Palestinians

Bias and improper
Water is a basic good and a right but for many Palestinians it has to secure the existence of a minimum of water of low quality has become a luxury they hardly can afford concluded Amnesty studying Donatella Rover

While Amnesty long out against discriminatory Israeli policies promoted Israeli water authorities in going out to the report which was characterized as "biased" and "improper".

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[Marwan]

The whole world let Israel do it and refuses to intervene before it is too late , All the talk of action against Israel is just talk without action , It is a great shame to the UN and all world leaders who turn a blind eye and keep shut up about Israel's brutality against the Palestinian people

[Gordon Sturrock]

Isn't this something? Hard to know what to say. I'm sorry comes to mind.