Stop stealing Palestine's water

The whole of the Middle East is short of water, and the region will not be able to support itself and its future population since rainfall is limited. There are few rivers, and the underground aquifers are being sucked dry. The answer to this problem lies in controlling the astonishing amount of waste that occurs nearly everywhere, and moving to desalination on a much wider scale, which will be expensive.

Israel has the same problems as its Arab neighbours, but instead of planning ahead for the long term and investing in desalination, it is trying to delay the inevitable crunch by stealing water from its neighbours in the short term. This casual disregard for urgent realities is all too typical of Israel, and it has to stop.