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Originally Posted by blankall
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.
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Oh, please. Israel controls the water in the Palestinian territories. The water allocation is so unfair, that Palestine has to actually buy water from Israel since they don't get fair access in their own territory! As for the taxes issue, Israel didn't object because they wanted to negotiate the issues. They objected because the more int'l bodies the Palestinians have access to, the more Israel could be investigated for crimes.