THEY fight over land, NOW lets talk

[serryjw]

about something important....How are the water tables in the ME? Where do I find some info?

[Poll_Blind]

1. The Orwellian Israeli Apartheid wall is being used to take some...

...of the best Palestinian land and areas for drilling into underground water supplies and place them under Israel's control. I pulled up this link on a quick Google search, search for "water" on the page (it's a few hits down).

  There's alot more out there, possibly also at www.StopTheWall.org

  I dunno if you remember but a few years ago the CIA released a report called something like "The projected World Conflict Situation in 2020" (or similar). It said most wars would be fought over fresh water.

PB

[serryjw]

2. Thanks...look whatI found

quote......
Period of return to bargaining tactic (1991- present)
The break-up of the Soviet Union and the Gulf War of 1990-1 reshaped the basic political order of the Middle East. This US-backed change made most of the Arab countries reassess their attitude toward Israel. For its part, Israel seized upon this opportunity to offer a series of bilateral peace negotiations with its immediate neighbours and multilateral talks with other Arab countries to build “the New Middle East”. Water and other environmental issues have been among the most important key points in such bilateral and mulitlateral negotiations. For example, the peace treaty between Israel and Jordan, signed on October 26, 1994, includes five annexes, two of which address water and environmental issues. Negotiations between Israel and Syria have been very sluggish, mostly because of the importance of the Golan Heights’ water supplies for both parties. About 25 per cent of Israel’s water supplies are taken from the Sea of Galilee and channelled through the water carrier to the central and southern Israel. Israeli leaders view maintaining access to this water-rich area as a security problem. This fact led Prime Minister Rabin to state that “should a peace treaty including a significant withdrawal on the Golan Heights be negotiated with Syria, the proposed treaty will be put to a national referendum before it is signed”.
end quote.......
http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~jpap/dolat.htm

Long article but worth reading. I agree water will be a major issue going forward for the world. WE can't live w/o it!

[madrchsod]

3. it is about water

and who is going to control it and from what i have read this will be the biggest issue in the mid cenury and beyond.

[serryjw]

4. Yep...read the article I posted

long but very good.