Voices from the Holy Land Online Film Salon: “Israeli Apartheid in Action: Water Control”

Sunday, March 17, 2024, 2:00 pm, Online, Click here to register

Controlling the supply, distribution, and cost of water to an occupied people is apartheid in action. Israel, through legal and illegal means, maintains near-complete control over the region’s freshwater aquifers, severely restricting Palestinians’ abilities to drill wells, install pumps, build water tanks, or even collect rainwater. The average Israeli consumes over 3 times the water used by each Palestinian on the water grid in the West Bank (9 times the water used by those off the grid). West Bank Palestinians pay 1/3 or more of their income to Israeli companies for drinking water. Meanwhile, Gazans are now consuming less than 3 liters per day—hardly enough for survival.

VFHL offers three short videos describing the “hydropolitics” and structural water apartheid in the Holy Land. Our panel discussion will explore designed inequalities in water distribution; the physical, economic and regulatory controls; as well as the ecological problems of pollution and over-extraction.

Register below and join us on March 17 at 2:00 PM Central for a discussion of the water crisis throughout Palestine, with:

– Nancy Murray – Co-founder of Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine

– Mazin Qumsiyeh – Director of the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability

– Eyal Hareuveni – Author of “Parched: Israel’s Policy of Water Deprivation in the West Bank”

Our moderator will be Jeff Halper, Israeli-American anthropologist, author, lecturer, and political activist; founder of Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) and a co-founder of The One Democratic State Campaign (ODSC)(invited).

NOTE: After you register, you will immediately get an Approved response – BUT then look in your email for an email From: Zoom with the word “Confirmation” at the end of the subject line…there you’ll find the link and password to watch the film in advance of the Salon event. Watch the “Parched” trailer: http://tinyurl.com/VFHL-March2024Trailer