How Israeli settlers are weaponizing water against Palestinians in the West Bank – Mondoweiss
Khaled Miqarqir used to grow bananas and vegetables year-round on his land in al-Auja, a farming village in the Jordan Valley northeast of Jericho. A year ago, Israeli settlers diverted the spring on which his crops depended, and now he and his family are trying to adapt to the new situation. But with summer ahead, “staying here is becoming harder every day,” he told Mondoweiss. “Very soon, if this continues, we will barely be allowed to drink.”

How Israeli settlers are weaponizing water against Palestinians in the West Bank
As Israeli settler attacks on water sources multiply across the West Bank, Palestinian communities that have farmed the land for generations are being forced out. “If this continues, we will barely be allowed to drink,” a resident tells Mondoweiss.




