Thursday, July 3, 2008

Israel still stealing water

Israeli human rights group B'Tselem says the West Bank is facing grave water shortages largely because Israel's "discriminatory" policies. The group criticises the distribution of joint water resources and limits placed by Israel on the Palestinian Authority's ability to drill new wells. "It will have serious repercussions on the economy and health," B'Tselem said. Per capita water consumption by Israeli settlers in the West Bank is 3.5 times that of Palestinians, B'Tselem says.

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