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[27 Oct 2009 | No Comment | ]
Palestinians Denied Water by Israel: Amnesty International

Amnesty International has accused in its recent 112-page report that Israel is denying Palestinians access to even the basic minimum of clean, safe water. It further states that Israeli water restrictions discriminate against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Israel has termed the report flawed and has said that the Palestinians get more water than was agreed under the 1990s peace deal.
However, the fact is that on average Palestinian daily water consumption reaches 70 litres a day, compared with 300 litres for the Israelis. Does it means that in …