5 Oktober 2012

Peace - Love - Justice


While Israelis are enjoying water leisurely with backyard pools and unfettered access to clean drinking water, the Palestinians, which are only separated from them by walls and checkpoints, are in the midst of a worsening water crisis, facing days when the weather warms up and the wells dry out or water simply does not come out of their taps.
This clearly demonstrates the unequal distribution of water, priority given to Israeli citizens who use water for leisurely activities while the occupied Palestinian territory is subjected to even more diseases this time due to the scarcity of unclean water unfit for human consumption. 80% of water mountain aquifers in the north are taken by Israel while Palestine is left to share only about 20%. Furthermore, they are prohibited from using water from the Jordan River, despite the fact that it runs directly through one of the Palestinian territories.