Discriminatory and unsustainable: Water and politics in Israel & the Occupied Palestinian Territories

Date: Wed 28 October 2009

A change to Israel’s water policy is urgently needed so that Palestinians can access more water and that water resources are allocated in a fair and non-discriminatory manner. Please join us for this discussion with Ben White, followed by a reception and Q&A

Ben White is a writer and freelance journalist specialising in Palestine/Israel. His articles have appeared in the Guardian's 'Comment is free', Electronic Intifada, New Statesman, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, and others. His first book, Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner’s Guide (Pluto Press), was published in June 2009 with a foreword by Prof. John Dugard, ex-UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Israel continues to restrict the Palestinians’ access to water in the West Bank, while at the same time using water from the West Bank for the benefit of its population inside Israel and for Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank – whose presence in the OPT is in violation of international law.

This event is free but booking is essential

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