ABSTRACT
To understand the complexity of the Israeli-Palestinian water dispute, it is important to first get a clear picture of the location and quantity of the region’s water resources. The sharing of the region’s water resources has in some cases evolved beyond politics to become entangled with deep-seated feelings of anger, mistrust and frustration. The resources that are so coveted by all parties come from three main sources: the Jordan River Basin with the Sea of Galilee, the Mountain Aquifer that lies underneath the West Bank and part of Israel, and the Coastal Aquifer that runs from the Gaza Strip to Israel’s northern border. The Israeli occupation and its policy of restrictions over Palestinian water use play a major role in the Palestinian water crisis. Experts in Palestine and Israel point to the fact that the Palestinian Authority has been very inefficient in the implementation of any comprehensive water policy.
