The Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the light of hydropolicy and the transgression of the water’s right

Authors

  • Marco Vásquez Méndez Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
  • Julio Ramírez Montañez Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

Abstract

The objective of this article is to analyze from the perspective of the hidropolicy the development of the Arab- Israeli conflict. The article is based on the study of the influence of the geopolitics of water in the region of Israel, who invaded the Palestinian territory and currently maintains control in large part of the area. The study shows the importance of the analysis of water as a geopolitical factor that generates disputes and wars, and is projected to the future according to experts from the UN and the World Bank, as a factor of hemispheric security against possible wars during the twenty-first century. The analysis is based mainly on the studies carried out by NGOS such as Amnesty International and free Palestine, showing the Israeli strategy to completely exterminate the Palestinian nation before the control of water in the area, and the violation of the Oslo treaty that gave participation on aquifers of the area to Palestine, but due to its failure, the water is controlled by Israel and the privatized the water with the state company Mekorot.

Keywords:

Geopolitics of water, Hidropolicy, Middle East, Privatization, Water Resources