Palestinians in the occupied West Bank dread the arrival of summer.
Hot weather exacerbates the problems associated with a severe water shortage. The cost of avoiding dehydration can be exorbitant.
While Palestinians have to try and survive with little water, Israeli settlers enjoy an uninterrupted supply.
Soon after its occupation of the West Bank and Gaza began in 1967, Israel placed all water resources under its control.
Palestinians in the West Bank are blocked from accessing and using freshwater springs.
Najib Ladwa is from the village of al-Mazraa al-Gharbiyya, north of Ramallah, a West Bank city.
He used to irrigate his crops with water from the nearby Harasha spring. …more
