As the battle to end the occupation continues, many in the West have heard nothing regarding the need to address crucial environmental issues that Palestinians have to face. We’ll hear from two voices first from Jad Ishaq a Palestinian environmental researcher and Nachy Kanfer a Canadian/American environmental activist.

Then later in the podcast The War’s Toll compiled and read by Scott Burgwin of The Stand Independent News Service.

This program was produced by Crossing The Line for August 24, 2007.

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In the West Bank, Israeli forces invade several towns and cities, kidnapping and injuring several civilians. In the Gaza Strip meanwhile, the Israeli government has refused to rule out the possibility of cutting water and fuel supplies to the region. These stories and more in today’s update.

Palestine Today for September 5, 2007 was brought to you by John Smith and Ghassan Bannoura for the International Middle East Media Center.

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On 19th of June 2007 in West Jerusalem, Clemens Messerschmid presented the second of a two-part lecture series sponsored by the Alternative Information Center, titled “Till the Last Drop: The Palestinian Water Crisis in the West Bank, Hydrogeology and Hydropolitics of a Regional Conflict.” Mr. Messerschmid is a German hydrogeologist who has worked for many years on international water projects in the West Bank.

In this lecture, Clemens focuses on the hydro-political developments during the Oslo and post-Oslo periods up to the present, examining the diverging agendas of Palestinians and Israelis, and also of the donor states and their water projects.

Finally, Clemens presents a critical discussion of possible solutions to the situation, examining their technical and political merits.

This program was produced by the Alternative Information Center.

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On June 12th 2007, at the Daila center in West Jerusalem, Clemens Messerschmid, presented the first of a two-part lecture series sponsored by the Alternative Information Center, titled “Till the Last Drop: The Palestinian Water Crisis in the West Bank, Hydrogeology and Hydropolitics of a Regional Conflict.” Mr. Messerschmid is a German hydrogeologist who has worked for many years on international water projects in the West Bank.

He introduced the physical settings of water resources in the region and their extremely asymmetrical allocation between the Palestinians and Israelis.

In addition, he gave an introduction to the hydrogeology of the shared aquifers and an overview of the historical development of their utilization, focusing on the years of overt occupation between the 1967 War and The Oslo Interim Agreement of September 1995.

This program was produced by the Alternative Information Center.

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electronicintifada.net/v2/article6983.shtml (Separating the Waters, Part 1 by Clemens Messerschmid)
electronicintifada.net/v2/article6982.shtml (Separating the Waters, Part 2 by Clemens Messerschmid)