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Israel 'usurping Arab water resources' Abu Dhabi |By Nissar Hoath | 15-04-2002 A two-day international conference began here yesterday to discuss water resources and how to meet future challenges. Dubbed Challenges and Future of Water Resources in the Middle East, the conference kicked off at the Zayed Centre for Coordination and Follow-Up, under the sponsorship of Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is also the chairman of the Centre. Mohammed Khalifa Al Murar, executive director of the Centre, stressed the depleting water supply in the region, saying he welcomes recommendations from participants on how to remedy this situation. Ali Sha'ath, Under-secretary at the Planning and International Cooperation Ministry of Palestine State, presented in absentia a paper dealing with the Palestinian struggle to augment water resources. Titled Palestine Waters: A Struggle for the Overground and Underground Water, Sha'ath's paper said that Israel has not only occupied the Arab land, but also seized their water supply and other natural resources. "Israel is also desperate to deplete and destroy such resources, although they are very scarce," Sha'ath said, noting that Israel has started destroying a number of water wells since September 2000. Sha'ath stressed that 85 per cent, or 483 million cubic metres, of underground water in the West Bank is being exploited by the Israelis. "Israel also draws 50 million cubic metres of water from Gaza Strip," he said, adding that this covers 25 per cent of Israel's water consumption. He said Israel has also been exploiting the water resource of the Jordan river at a much higher degree than that allowed by the Johnston Plan. He said the Palestinian Authority has been struggling to win rights over these water resources, as provided for in the Fourth Geneva Convention which states that "the use of water by the occupier is illegal". The conference observed a minute of silence before it started, to praise and express gratitude to the martyrs of Palestine who have lost their lives in the Israeli attacks. Al Murar said that Amnesty International has come out with a report condemning all types of atrocities against the Palestinians. The report, he added, described such dastardly act as "group punishment", indicating that if such an action had been committed in any country other than Israel, it would have already been referred to an international tribunal. Dr Mona Mustafa Al Qadi, a representative from Egypt, offered some insights on the water crisis in the Arab world while Professor Ilyas Salama of Jordan University highlighted the water resources in Arab countries. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
