Gaza water supplies in danger of "collapse"

i want nothing more than for the people of gaza to be free. have thier own society government and culture free from subversive influences.
but the country that bombed gaza has recieved a steady flow of rockets aimed at thier civilian populas for a decade aswell as suicide bomber attacks also targeting civillians.
while every person on this planet has a right to stand upright and free it cannot come at the expense of others or it negates the very concept.
is it a sad terrible crisis happening in gaza yes it is but my empathy is placed on the innocent people of darfur who are being victimized not people suffering for allowing a terrorist organization to represent them and victimize whomever they want for whatever reason they want

I have acknowledged it when I stated all are at fault. But which country was it that bombed Gaza's infrastructure? It is you who are diverting from the facts you can't face. You couldn't care less if the people of Gaza have water. I read your posts on other threads. I know who the haters are here.

with multiple countries viaing for the same supply of water a level of co=operation is required to sustain each society
in recognizing this jordan and israel who are far from allies have reached a level of peace same goes for egypt
but despite the people of gaza not having any real infrastructure hamas chooses terrorism over cease fire and thier people suffer.
if you obsess over israels water usage more than egypts and jordans you arent interested in peace or in hydrating the gazans just talkin smack about jews.
acknowledge the entire situation and in the end hamas is screwing thier people
not the israelis not the jordanians not the egyptians(they all came to peace in the interest of thier populas) but hamas

The third river system of the Middle East, the The Jordan River, is the most disputed water source in this area, and is bordered by countries whose leaders all have vowed to go to war for the water. The annual flow in the entire area has been controlled by Israel since 1967, and is just under 500 cubic meters per person. The latest figures I could find reference to from 1991 indicate that Israelis use 375 cubic meters apiece, and Palestinians 180 cubic meters (even though Palestinians have a higher birth rate. These figures may also have gone up somewhat since that date) The population could also double some time between 2010 and 2020, which puts a even greater strain on these water resources. And because of the arid nature of the land, the flow cannot be improved either. Water shortages have been endemic here even despite water rationing. Bottomline: Israel is using too much water and needs to conserve and share these resources.

Arabs also never fail to mention that while the Jordanian average use is 80 liters per day, Israelis use 300 liters of the same river and the same aquifers. Is this true? And if so, is this necessary? Or is this just another way to systematically punish their neighbors?

The presence of some 100 Israeli settlements populated by over 100,000 Jews on land occupied in the West Bank in 1967 was also a very contentious issue, and more than likely why that region has been occupied again. I believe that water is very much in the heart of this conflict. The 100,000 settlers were given almost as much water as the one million Palestinians who live in the region. This is then a source of bitter resentment, and a roadblock to a peaceful solution.

Israelis are also alleged to take 80 percent of the annual flow of 615 million cubic meter of mountain aquifers that are said to be "Palestinian water." Arabs see this as "stolen water" and want it back...ergo, war. The Israeli counter argument on being entitled to this water is based on their military superiority and a status quo (including aid from this government,) as well as the lack of clearly drawn out provisions regarding ownership and water use in International law, which we need desperately.

Therefore, it is my contention that there will never be peace in this region as long as water is in the middle of this conflict. With population figures slated to double with the next ten years and these resources remaining finite, war is the only way these people know and will know in order to get it. Israel would have to give up the West Bank which gives it control of the southern portion of the Jordan River, its acquifiers, as well as the headwaters of the Jordan in the Golan Heights in Syria, and also the southern portion of Lebanon which includes the Wazzani, Zahrani, and Litani Rivers. And face it, that isn't going to happen.

How? They don't control the water. Israel does.

i know all the information and recognize with whom guilt lies.
jordan has a great stake in it too
but no one has the ability to effect the situation more than hamas.

At least there is some hope.

They are ALL at fault. The fact that you cannot see that means you care nothing for people on an humanitarian level. You are then part of the problem. I wish the politically biased on all sides would just refrain from their broken record replies in every single thread about a true humanitarian crisis. If you also knew anything about the water distribution set up here you would know that it is Israel that has 75% of the water through taking it. Do some reading.

wow with water distribution to gaza requiring support from israel and egypt why does hamas(the govt of the gazans) continue to give them the perverbial finger.
hamas is willing to dehydrate thier population to death instead of reneg on thier hate, savage

It is for sure a human rights abuse those responsible need to be made accountable for.

Israel will get the Palestinians off Gaza, even if they have to kill them through dehydration, disease and starvation.
The situation in Gaza is a complete travesty, and those in Israel will one day stand before their god, and that god will be angry.

There is no peace in the Mideast without water justice!