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Wed 10 Oct 2009Israel 'restricting' access to water for Palestinians
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL has reported that Palestinians living under Israeli occupation consume a fraction of the amount of water used by Israelis.
In a 112-page report, Troubled Waters – Palestinians denied fair access to water, Amnesty said: “The inequality in access to water between Israelis and Palestinians is striking. Palestinian consumption is . . . about 70 litres a day per person – well below the 100 litres a day recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) – whereas Israeli daily per-capita consumption, at about 300 litres, is about four times as much.”
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