WaterIsrael and Palestine
Water is the critical resource so whoever controls the water controls ... everything? What is the underground story?
Tuesday, November 04, 2003
Israel destroys US-built wells in Gaza
News: "Israel destroys US-built wells | By Justin Huggler in Jerusalem | 05 November 2003
The US has reportedly complained after the Israeli army destroyed wells built for civilians in Gaza by an American government aid agency.
Huge areas have been demolished by the Israelis in the Gaza Strip in recent weeks, including more than 150 homes.
The wells had just been dug by the United States Agency for International Development (USAid). A few months ago the agency announced a $20m (�12m) project to rebuild infrastructure including roads, electricity supply lines and sewers in the occupied territories."
News: "Israel destroys US-built wells | By Justin Huggler in Jerusalem | 05 November 2003
The US has reportedly complained after the Israeli army destroyed wells built for civilians in Gaza by an American government aid agency.
Huge areas have been demolished by the Israelis in the Gaza Strip in recent weeks, including more than 150 homes.
The wells had just been dug by the United States Agency for International Development (USAid). A few months ago the agency announced a $20m (�12m) project to rebuild infrastructure including roads, electricity supply lines and sewers in the occupied territories."
Monday, November 03, 2003
Dead Sea Drying Up and Disappearing
Excite News: "Israel Government Study: Dead Sea Dying | Nov 3, 9:12 PM (ET) | By PETER ENAV
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Dead Sea is dying, and only a major engineering effort can save it, Israel's Minister of the Environment said Monday.
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An Israeli TV reporter, illustrating the government report, stood on a spot where, just 20 years ago, water met land. Now that point is 2,000 feet of parched ground away, he said, as the sea gradually recedes.
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In recent decades, however, both Israel [80% of water from Sea of Gallilee is taken by Isreal. ed.] and Jordan have been tapping in to irrigate large swaths of agricultural land along the narrow river that divides the two countries, robbing the Dead Sea of its replacement water.
A five-year drought has added to the woes of Dead Sea, which occupies the lowest point on Earth, 1,320 feet below sea level. The sea is about 38 miles long and about 11 miles wide.
Excite News: "Israel Government Study: Dead Sea Dying | Nov 3, 9:12 PM (ET) | By PETER ENAV
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Dead Sea is dying, and only a major engineering effort can save it, Israel's Minister of the Environment said Monday.
...
An Israeli TV reporter, illustrating the government report, stood on a spot where, just 20 years ago, water met land. Now that point is 2,000 feet of parched ground away, he said, as the sea gradually recedes.
...
In recent decades, however, both Israel [80% of water from Sea of Gallilee is taken by Isreal. ed.] and Jordan have been tapping in to irrigate large swaths of agricultural land along the narrow river that divides the two countries, robbing the Dead Sea of its replacement water.
A five-year drought has added to the woes of Dead Sea, which occupies the lowest point on Earth, 1,320 feet below sea level. The sea is about 38 miles long and about 11 miles wide.
