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Palestine must solve water crisis, Abbas says HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Palestine is facing a water crisis which must be addressed, President Abbas said Wednesday while touring Hebron. Water shortages are a problem affecting the daily lives of Palestinians, Abbas said while visiting Hebron, Ma'an's correspondent said. "I've heard about the water issue a lot, Hebron is suffering, in particular the farmers and livestock. We must think about how to solve this constant crisis and to find solutions," Abbas said. "A water crisis concerns us and we're thinking of solutions. In Gaza there is the Water desalination project in cooperation with Mediterranean countries who helped us because the water was contaminated, that's why we're thinking of solutions for the water issue in the West Bank," he added. Addressing a group of executive board members, Abbas praised Hebron's industrial spirit, noting that its more than 3,000 factories help stimulate other sectors of the economy. He also announced a series of loans worth $60 million to be invested in industry across Palestine. "We are firm on our land and rooted, and will not leave to be replaced by a stranger to our land," he added. ―Palestine must solve water crisis, Abbas says‖, 02/08/2012, online at: http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=509296 BACK TO TOP Page 49
Water pollution putts Gazans' health in danger Water pollution levels in the Gaza Strip have reached alarming levels after years of a suffocating Israeli blockade. According to the United Nations at least 90 percent of the coastal enclave‘s water supplies are unsafe to drink. Health officials in Gaza say infants and children are the worst hit by water pollution, where acute cases of diarrhea among other intestinal ailments are widespread among Gazan children. Ministry of health spokesman Ashraf Al-Qedra told PRESS TV that Palestinians in Gaza are being subjected to Israeli collective punishment. Nitrate and chloride levels in the Gaza Strip water are one of the highest in the world and have continued to rise. They pose serious health risks throughout the blockaded territory. High quantities of nitrates and chloride in drinking water can have significant health repercussions especially on infants and children. During the war on Gaza at the turn of 2009 Israeli forces targeted sewage treatment plants which caused raw sewage to seep into the aquifer and contaminate it. Israel also prevents desalination and water treatment equipment from reaching Gaza allegedly for security reasons. Water experts put the pollution figures higher than those published by the United Nations. The consumption of contaminated water at levels over international safety standards, leads to an accumulation of harmful chemicals in the body that can cause potentially life-threatening diseases. Health officials say that years of Israeli infringements on Palestinian water rights led to the deteriorating health of Gazan children. ―Water pollution putts Gazans' health in danger ‖, 03/08/2012, online at: http://presstv.com/detail/2012/08/03/254145/water-pollution-gazan-health/ BACK TO TOP Page 50
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