Water as an instrument of Apartheid in the Occupied Territories

Control of the occupied territories by Israel is all about the control of water and other resources. Israel controls all of the water in the West Bank including aquifers under Palestinian territory and currently 83% is piped to Israel or used in the settlements, which is illegal under international law. This leads to ongoing shortages for Palestinians adding extreme hardship for the entire population. Israel’s water distribution policy is highly discriminatory – one obvious aspect of the wider policy of apartheid imposed on Palestinians.1

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