Descriminations by Israeli government towards Palestinians on water supply:
Hydrological experts estimate that more than 1/3 of water supply in
Israel comes from aquifers in West Bank (Palestinians area). However,
due to racist policies implemented by the Israeli government,
Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza suffered from severe water
shortages. No water supply restrictions were imposed on the Jewish
settlers in West Bank.
For example, Jewish settlers di Kiryat
Arba uses 547 litre/day/person. However, Palestinians are restricted to
only 58 litre/day/person.
Let's put this number into our context. On average, 1 min of shower
consumes 12 litres of water. If we take shower for 10 mins and once a
day, it already uses 120 litres. Everytime we flush the toilet, we use
another ~3 litres of water. If we flush the toilet 7x/day, water
consumption is equivalent to 21 litres. Plus water for wudu', prepare
foods, wash the dishes, ........etc. So, 58 litre/day/person is
extremely small for our daily life.
The only reason why they have been denied with this basic needs is because they are Palestinians!
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