The politics of water in the Middle East
Subtitle: an Israeli perspective on the hydro-political aspects of the conflict
By: Martin Sherman.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: Water-supply -- Political aspects -- Israel.; Water resources development -- Political aspects -- Israel.; Water-supply -- Political aspects -- Middle East.; Water resources development -- Political aspects -- Middle East.; Arab-Israeli conflict.
Description: Will the flames of war in the Middle East be fanned or quenched by water? This is the central question addressed by this unusually forthright book. For, although it is often stressed that water may be a likely focal point of conflict in the Middle East, it is far less frequently acknowledged that implementation of the proposed peace initiatives (the Oslo Accords and calls for Israeli evacuation of the Golan) would inevitably leave almost 70 per cent of Israel's water supply under total Arab control.

In the prevailing political milieu of the Middle East, such a situation would hardly augur a future of tranquil stability for Isreal or the region.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-153) and index.