A New Water-Sharing Agreement Will Benefit Israelis, Palestinians, and Jordanians
For nine years, Mahmoud Abbas tried to obstruct cooperation.
July 17, 2017
A New Water-Sharing Agreement Will Benefit Israelis, Palestinians, and Jordanians
For nine years, Mahmoud Abbas tried to obstruct cooperation.
On Thursday, the American Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt announced that the concerned parties had reached an agreement for Israel to proceed with constructing a canal that will run through Jordanian territory to connect the Red and Dead Seas. Desalinated water from the canal will be directed to Israeli farms; in exchange, a new pipeline will bring water from Israel to Jordan, and Jerusalem will also increase the amount of water it provides to Palestinian areas in the West Bank. As Seth Siegel writes, the deal marks an important shift in the Palestinian Authority’s policies, and will bring much good:
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