Gaza by the Numbers
An Important Graphic from the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
Israel's Quest for Water & the Golan Heights
“Now, Israel is using the turmoil in neighboring Syria as a pretext to entrench its claims of sovereignty over the Golan’s prized water resources.
…Today, more than one-third of Israel’s water supply comes from the Golan Heights. The territory is extraordinarily fertile. As long ago as 1968, Israel enacted a series of laws, beginning with Military Order 120, that gave it exclusive access to the Golan’s water resources.
What’s Driving Israeli Claims to the Golan Heights?
The Alliance stands out for water justice in Palestine.
What Gaza's Water Crisis does to Children
![Children make their way through sewage water in Mighraqa neighbourhood on the outskirts of Gaza City [File: Khalil Hamra/AP Photo]](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56e619ec59827e4b8476aa75/t/5bda178640ec9acdd24127a3/1541019529750/7ebddcdec39d49eb97caae5d33fefcd4_18.jpg)
Children make their way through sewage water in Mighraqa neighbourhood on the outskirts of Gaza City [File: Khalil Hamra/AP Photo]
Gaza's Water Crisis: A Deeper Look
"If you really want to change the lives of people, you have to solve the water issue first," says Adnan Abu Hasna, Gaza spokesperson for the UN Palestinian refugee agency, UNRWA.”
How can Gaza’s contaminated water catastrophe be solved?
![Mousa Hilleh, 48, rebuilt his home after the 2014 Gaza war and says not having access to clean water is a major concern [Abdel Kareem Hana/Al Jazeera]](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56e619ec59827e4b8476aa75/t/5bda158988251b5707e23522/1541019026098/858ae14c9c934c08bcba7c7925737ede_18.jpg)
Mousa Hilleh, 48, rebuilt his home after the 2014 Gaza war and says not having access to clean water is a major concern [Abdel Kareem Hana/Al Jazeera]