Israeli army destroys well restored by Polish charity

Destroying peoples water wells and homes is most certainly abuse,

Electronic Intifada

Is data from the WHO suspect when the source putting it on the web has an Arabic word in its name?

It could have been an effective use of money, a real fishing rod, instead of a fish

BTW, Poland and Israel are both middle income countries. Neither have water poverty - all the more remarkable on the part of Israel given the climate of the region and a sign of how efficient they are in providing a water supply than certain of their neighbours.

Interfering in the infrastructure of a sovereign state has a nasty political taint to it. One that anti-semites (and this thread is proof of that) are keen to scrape the bottom of the barrel by trying to exploit.

after all it’s the law in a sovereign nation.

We've also established that this organisation were operating there illegally.

It was declared illegal after the PAH had left

As proved above, there is an official water supply to that community already. You seem to be conveniently ignoring that.

Israel has an adequate water supply which is a testament to their efficiency as a state.

Actually it's provided by the state on a not-for-profit basis.

A total of 227,500 Palestinians in 220 towns and villages in the West Bank are not connected to a water network at all, 75 percent of them in the northern West Bank. Another 190,000 Palestinians live in villages that are only partially connected to a water network. Some 20 percent of Palestinians in the West Bank are not connected to a water network.

Even in Palestinian towns and villages that have a water network, water supply is not regular most of the year. Water is supplied only some hours of the day, and sometimes on a rotational basis. In distant areas, water supply may be disconnected for days or weeks. Residents of communities with water networks hooked up to Mekorot report that the company discriminates against them, reducing water supply to Palestinian residents to enable it to meet the increased demand in the settlements.

To aggravate matters, Palestinian farmers hook up unlawfully to the water networks in Palestinian communities in Oslo-designated Area C. Israeli authorities, which are charged with enforcing the law in these areas, do not to put an end to the theft.

Water at inflated prices

Lacking regular water supply, many Palestinians have to buy water on the private market. Last year, the price for a cubic meter of water ranged from 15-30 shekels, three to six times higher than Israeli households pay. It is expected that prices will be even higher this year. The high rate of unemployment and poverty in the West Bank has made water purchases an economic burden for a substantial portion of the population.

Discrimination in division of water sources

Israel holds complete control of the water sources shared by Israel and the Palestinians, primarily the Mountain Aquifer, and prohibits by army order any Palestinian drilling of wells without a permit. At the same time, Israel draws from the West Bank, primarily from the Jordan Valley, some 44 mcm, five million more than it supplies to the Palestinian Authority. Israel allocates to Palestinians only 20 percent of the water from the Mountain Aquifer, and prevents the PWA to develop additional water sources to enable greater water supply for Palestinians in the West Bank.

Israel’s obligations under international law

As the occupying power, Israel is required under international humanitarian law to ensure public order and safety in the occupied territory, without discrimination. In addition, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which Israel ratified, ensures access to clean drinking water without discrimination. International human rights law also ensures the Palestinians’ right to utilize and enjoy freely their natural resources.

B’Tselem calls on the government of Israel to ensure, immediately and without discrimination, adequate, regular water supply to all residents of the West Bank. B’Tselem also urges the government to allow the Palestinian Authority to develop new water sources

At least they waited. It would have been far more useful to do something in one of those parts of Africa where water has to be brought on foot rather than delivered by the state.

Indeed. And a nation fighting for its very survival and which has made the desert bloom.

Israel you need to repair this well taht you have destroyed and you need to provide adequate water supplies to the population of the West Bank which you occupy militarily. Do it. Do it now!

An official water supply that the poor Palestinians must pay for.

This statement is yet another craven lie.

all Palestinians sources of information are suspect

he even calls a Polish charity that restores an ancient Palestinian water well anti-Semitic!

I have to pay for water, you probably have to pay for water, my neighbours (who are certainly poor) have to pay for water.

Really? No, not really. Interesting you've dug up another political source.

Actually I am calling you (and the OP) anti-Semitic for implacable opposition to the Jewish State on this and other threads.

languishing under foreign military occupation.

the same source I have been qouting

If you don' think that the Israeli state deserves to be opposed

We condemn

Here in Poland (it's worth mentioning again) the prevailing opinion is pro-Israel.

the sense that Israel should incorporate Palestine

The question is, what else can they do? The Palestinians were offered the two state solution right at the start and refused and the degree of hostility towards Israel is such that they have no alternative to acting as they do. It would make sense to fully incorporate the West Bank which in any case would be a far better place under Israel's stewardship than that of anybody else.

Here in Poland (it's worth mentioning again) the prevailing opinion is pro-Israel.

most people here in Poland are villagers.

t would make sense to fully incorporate the West Bank which in any case would be a far better place under Israel's stewardship than that of anybody else.

Destroy Hamas.

As Delph pointed out in the off-topic section civilians are the pawns willing to be sacrificed for Hamas

Destroy Hamas. As Delph pointed out in the off-topic section civilians are the pawns willing to be sacrificed for Hamas The world bank has already made its calculations that as an independent state they could not float without investment and I really envision the same incompetence as happened in SA but self determination is for me, Right no1.

Not really,only about 40% of the population.

What about population ?Should that be exterminated, put into a reservation or moved to the Madagascar ?

adly so. I think that Gaza could have worked as a mini-state - Malta is smaller, for instance. They could have flourished by operating as a low-tax centre, backed up by the Israelis who could offer them decent military protection. But - no. They've blown it.

I'd say that Hamas are one of the biggest stumbling blocks towards a permanent settlement.

The culture in that part of the world is one of movement - it's usual to have family in more than one state. It wouldn't be brutal (or any more brutal than the situation at the moment) to resettle in Jordan. You'd also be surprised at how many people from round there have moved already and wouldn't go back under any circumstances.

And what about the growing population of Israelis? Where should they live?

And what about the growing population of Israelis? Where should they live?

Well given the staunch support of two of the most anti-semetic countries populations (Germany and Poland) they certainly don't want the descendants going back.

they have to consistently up the ante if they're going to survive there.

I would like the readers of this thread to note that the person qouted above, giving a particularly despicable Orientalist justification for ethnically cleansing 2.5 million people from the West Bank of Palestine, is not a Pole nor a Polonian. This person is advocating a horrendous crime against humanity and his views should not be confused with those of the righteous people of Poland who do not believe that driving millions out of their ancestral land wouldn't be "brutal".

There's only one problem - the people of Poland couldn't care less about Palestine.

There's only one problem - the people of Poland couldn't care less about Palestine.

living in Poland.