Stephen Lendman – Israeli viciousness knows no limits, cutting off water to tens of thousands of Palestinians the latest example.
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah issued a statement, accusing Israel of “waging a water war against the Palestinians.”
Netanyahu-led extremists want them “prevent(ed) from leading a dignified life and uses its control over our water resources to this end.”
“While illegal Israeli settlements enjoy uninterrupted water service, Palestinians are forced to spend great sums of money to buy water that is theirs in the first place” – stolen from them, then sold back at unaffordable prices.
Main water supplier Mekorot suspended supplies to Jenin, Salfit, Nablus area villages and elsewhere.
Israelis have virtual unlimited fresh water access, the West Bank average for Palestinians around 65-70 liters daily – well below the WHO 100-liter minimum needed for drinking, proper sanitation and hygiene.
According to Palestinian Hydrology Group executive director Ayman Rabi, some West Bank areas had no access to “water for more than 40 days.”
“People are relying on purchasing water from water trucks or finding it from alternative sources such as springs and other filling points in their vicinity” – some families forced “to live on two, three or 10 liters per capita per day,” inadequate to get by on longer term.
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