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The current state of impasse in the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians, with the Israelis’ refusal to stop building additional settlements and the factional split between Hamas and Fatah, has left most Palestinians disillusioned with their current leadership. Both the state of the environmental problems facing Israelis and Palestinians and the current political conditions do not hold out many droplets of hope. This situation bodes ill for any kind of settlement between the two peoples in the near future, let alone a long-term agreement on water sharing between Israel, its Arab neighbours, and the Palestinians.
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Hassoun, R. (2011). Droplets of Hope: Searching for Sustainability and Common Ground in the Arab/Israeli Conflict. In: Johnston, B., Hiwasaki, L., Klaver, I., Ramos Castillo, A., Strang, V. (eds) Water, Cultural Diversity, and Global Environmental Change. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1774-9_33
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