Israel gives the West Bank water twice a week! One way of promoting good would be not to ration water.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We use American influence with Israel not to promote economic growth in the West Bank, but to try and impede Jewish - never Arab - construction in the capital city.
I wish that only three residents of Tel Aviv could see what conditions on the West Bank are like. Living in such proximity, most Israelis have no idea about the adversity on the West Bank.
Toward the Palestinians, Israel can only give. But when dealing with the entire Arab world, Israel can get a lot.
Perhaps areas of Israel where current large Palestinian populations and demographic realities exist could be exchanged for Israeli expansion into the West Bank to include most of East Jerusalem.
Things are expensive, very expensive in Israel for many reasons. One of the reasons is our ports. It's a monopoly. They run very poorly. And we have ships that are stuck in the ocean for three or four days or a week, and all that cost is transferred to the products and the consumer.
I consider it top priority to improve water quality and increase water quantity in my community.
Money does not buy anyone the right to tell Israel what to do, but long-term involvement, dialogue, and care demand that we must listen.
The United States should encourage Israel to take further steps to improve the Palestinian economy.
The question is no longer whether the United States should contribute to assuring Israel's survival and prosperity; that goes without saying.
Israel is thirsting for water, and Turkey is overflowing with it.