Parched: Israel’s policy of water deprivation in the West Bank

New B’Tselem report shows Israel intentionally depriving West Bank Palestinians of water “The pipes that supply water to the military camps run under our tents, but we’re not allowed to take even one glass. […] Our biggest problem is water. We watch every drop and save it for our flock, which cannot survive for a minute without water. If we don’t do laundry, and don’t shower, and don’t wash dishes, we’ll get sick because of the bacteria and rodents.” Yusef Bsharat, a resident of Khallet Makhul in the Jordan Valley Israelis, including those living in West Bank settlements, consume a daily average of 247 liters of water per person – three times the quantity consumed by Palestinians in the West Bank, which amounts to a daily 82.4 liters per person. Only 36% of the latter are supplied with running water every day, and about 100,000 Palestinians in 70 communities throughout the West Bank are not even hooked up to the water grid. Their consumption is similar to the average in disaster zones – a mere 26