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Originally Posted by WCW Nitro
Approx. 450,000 Israeli illegal West Bank settlers get 5 times more water than the 2 million Palestinians. This is not "everyone dips into everyone else's wells". It's Israel treating the Palestinians like garbage. And last month they withheld $100 million because the Swiss government allowed Palestine to join the Geneva convention regarding rules of war and occupation. Before that, Israel withheld taxes when Palestine was granted upgraded status at the UN. So, basically whenever Palestine tries to become part of the int'l community, Israel responds by withholding their money. Yup, israel sure wants peace.
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The Palestinian authority only uses about 20% of the water it has access to. The reason being poor infrastructure.
The main reason for the poor infrastructure is actually corruption by Arafat and his cronies. In the 1970s-2000s, the Palestinian population exploded. During that time they were given more per capita aid than any other group. Water resources went undeveloped and Arafat built palaces and funneled billions into private bank accounts.
Israel isn't stealing anyone's water. The water is not being harvested and it's pouring into the ocean and dead sea.
As for Israel withholding tax income, firstly the idea of Israel giving the Palestinian government collected tax income and then calling them apartheid-like or genocidal is absurd.
The Palestinian authority also agreed not to seek a unilateral declaration of independence and instead negotiate. This was done so that issues such as borders, refugees, etc.. could be dealt with permanently. They then went back on their word. Israel who had agreed to halt settlement building decided not to keep up their end of the bargain either.