topic #6

Water is a must have for any community or place to survive. Water is a scarce resource in the state of Israel. Many people struggle to get enough drink, let alone water their crops in the fields. In this clip, a man living in the West Bank is visited by the Israel military and has his water reservor broken up because he is not alowwed to own a tool such as this. Water is a shortage in Palestine, howerver it seems to prosper in Isreal. The Palenstine community is accusing Israel of holding water. Palestinienes beleive that Israel is using water as a weapon to drive them out in order to build more Israel settlements in the region. Israel government disagrees with this and says that they have supported the Palestinian Water Authority. Israel tries to get them all the water they need. This is an arguement for both sides.
This water issue is a major problem and fight amongst people in the state of Israel. Everybody wants the amount of water they need to live, but sometimes it can be hard to disperse water because of the lack of it. Israel is a Mediterranian Climate area. It is characterized by long dry summers and cool winters. Seventy percent of the regions rainfall come between November and March. These are times when the crops are not growing, so water needs to be saved up. The water that is being saved up cannot be done by average citizens because they do not have a liscense for it. This gives Israel government the power to control the water distribution. One side sees it as good because they get enough water to support themselves and their crops. The Palestinians see it as a slap in the face from the Israel government.
This problem is also linked to the wall being put up in Israel. The Israel and Palenstinian people are at constant fights with each other. Israel is trying to protect their people and give them all the means necessary to live on the land they have. Palestinian people think they are being cheated. These groups are constantly at each others neck. I do not think there will ever be peace in the Middle East in my lifetime.