For instance, the 300,000 inhabitants who live in Hebron need 25,000 cubic meters of water daily. However, Macarot supplies this area with 5,500 cubic meters only.
The 180,000 inhabitants of Bethlehem need 18,000 cubic meters of water daily during the summer, but they get only 8,000 cubic meters.
Bethlehem residents must buy water from the citizens who are connected to the Israeli lines. These citizens fill their tanks in the few days when they have water, and conserve it for the days when they will not have any water.
The 1993 interim Oslo Accord required the Israeli government to continue its control over the Palestinian water resources for five years, and that they decide the amount of water that can be used. The Oslo Accord provides that the final Palestinian water right will be determined in the final status negotiation.
According to the Oslo agreement, the Palestinian National Authority can supply water tanks separate from the ones they currently share with the settlements. However, the PNA says, "the Americans are funding most of the expense of these water tanks, and as a result have delayed this project for many long years."
The 180,000 inhabitants of Bethlehem need 18,000 cubic meters of water daily during the summer, but they get only 8,000 cubic meters.
Bethlehem residents must buy water from the citizens who are connected to the Israeli lines. These citizens fill their tanks in the few days when they have water, and conserve it for the days when they will not have any water.
The 1993 interim Oslo Accord required the Israeli government to continue its control over the Palestinian water resources for five years, and that they decide the amount of water that can be used. The Oslo Accord provides that the final Palestinian water right will be determined in the final status negotiation.
According to the Oslo agreement, the Palestinian National Authority can supply water tanks separate from the ones they currently share with the settlements. However, the PNA says, "the Americans are funding most of the expense of these water tanks, and as a result have delayed this project for many long years."