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A thirst for peace – Irish Times

A proposed alliance modelled on the European Union could help Middle Eastern and North African countries to share scarce resources – such as water – and bring long-term stability to the region by John Reynolds, August 26, 2011 As an uncertain future hangs over Arab Spring countries, such as Syria and Egypt, and drought and […]

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Can water end the Arab-Israeli conflict? Al Jazeera

Could solving the water crisis in Israel and Palestine also help resolve the entrenched occupation and conflict? by Arwa Aburawa Last Modified: 29 Jul 2011 Around three weeks ago on a late Tuesday morning, Israeli soldiers armed with a truck and a digger entered the Palestinian village of Amniyr and destroyed nine water tanks. One […]

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