Israel/Palestine

For those who'd like a better understanding of the decades-long water and sanitation crisis in Gaza and the West Bank, I recommend the September 2021 Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

It's a pretty comprehensive report that looks at the shortcomings of both sides, though the lion's share of responsibility is attributed to Israel. Whether that's considered UN bias or evidence of Israel's use of water[w resources as a tool of political and socio-economic control is of course up to the reader. But it's well worth a read.

The recurring escalation of hostilities is also a contributing factor (see #52). The May 2021 escalation:
"caused widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure, including water and sanitation facilities, raising serious concerns as to whether these attacks by Israel complied with the principles of distinction and proportionality under international humanitarian law...290 WASH [water and infrastructure] facilities were destroyed during this escalation..."

Based on past history, at the end of this current war, we may be told that drug-addled HAMAS were hiding at every major water and infrastructure facility and so...