Denied water? What? More human cruelty from God's so called "chosen people".
...It says that some Palestinians barely get 20 litres a day - the minimum recommended even in humanitarian emergencies.
While Israeli settlers in the West Bank enjoy lush gardens and swimming pools, Amnesty describes a series of Israeli measures it says are discriminating against Palestinians:
- Israel has "entirely appropriated the Palestinians' share of the Jordan river" and uses 80% of a key shared aquifer
- West Bank Palestinians are not allowed to drill wells without Israeli permits, which are "often impossible" to obtain
- Rainwater harvesting cisterns are "often destroyed by the Israeli army"
(Source: BBC News, October 27/2009)
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