Hydropolitics and the prospect for peace in the Arab-Israeli conflict
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Authors
Gombert, Gregory W.
Subjects
Hydropolitics
Water
Arab-Israeli Conflict
Resource Scarcity
U.S. Foreign Policy
Water
Arab-Israeli Conflict
Resource Scarcity
U.S. Foreign Policy
Advisors
Moran, Daniel J.
Date of Issue
1998-06
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Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
Of all the disagreements associated with the present Arab-Israeli conflict, perhaps none is more important than the discord and outright hostility generated by the increasing absence of the most fundamental of all human needs, water. Since the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip began after the 1967 Six Day War, Israeli military orders have denied Palestinian involvement in the management and development of water resources and have limited increases in water consumption by the Arab population for both agricultural and domestic use. As a result, Israelis consume a significantly larger amount of water per capita than Palestinians in the Occupied Territories. Water is a vital commodity and an essential element necessary to satisfy accelerating rates of urbanization, industrialization, and population growth - trends that will continue through 2020.
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Thesis
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National Security Affairs (NSA)
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Format
viii, 83 p.;28 cm.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.