WaterIsrael and Palestine
Water is the critical resource so whoever controls the water controls ... everything? What is the underground story?
Tuesday, January 06, 2004
Israeli 'water for arms' deal with Turkey
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Israeli 'water for arms' deal with Turkey: "John Vidal | Tuesday January 6, 2004 | The Guardian
Israel and Turkey have agreed an extraordinary 'water for arms' deal which will see millions of gallons of fresh water shipped in giant tankers across the eastern Mediterranean and into Israeli ports.
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Although the amount of water to be imported only amounts to 3% of Israel's current needs, it is expected to cement the growing relationship between the two countries and lay the foundations of long-term water security for Israel.
In the barren Middle East, water is a strategic issue as well as one of survival. Turkey hopes to become a fresh water superstate, being the only country in the region with major water reserves.
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Israel, which uses far more water per capita than any other state in the region, is already desperately short and expects to need much more in the next 20 years for farming and industrial development.
Israel's hydrological service says the country's water reserves are in real danger of becoming salinised, and the levels of its reservoirs and major freshwater lakes often fall to dangerously low levels. ...
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Israeli 'water for arms' deal with Turkey: "John Vidal | Tuesday January 6, 2004 | The Guardian
Israel and Turkey have agreed an extraordinary 'water for arms' deal which will see millions of gallons of fresh water shipped in giant tankers across the eastern Mediterranean and into Israeli ports.
...
Although the amount of water to be imported only amounts to 3% of Israel's current needs, it is expected to cement the growing relationship between the two countries and lay the foundations of long-term water security for Israel.
In the barren Middle East, water is a strategic issue as well as one of survival. Turkey hopes to become a fresh water superstate, being the only country in the region with major water reserves.
...
Israel, which uses far more water per capita than any other state in the region, is already desperately short and expects to need much more in the next 20 years for farming and industrial development.
Israel's hydrological service says the country's water reserves are in real danger of becoming salinised, and the levels of its reservoirs and major freshwater lakes often fall to dangerously low levels. ...
