The news agency of the United Arab Emirates, WAM, reported recently that the Emirates-based Zayed Centre for Coordination and Follow-Up has published a book titled Israel's Water Security, ?dealing with the conflict arising from the Israeli plans and expansionist designs.? The book attempts to ?analyze the repercussions of these designs on Arab security,? WAM reported, ?It explains various dimensions of the plan and Israel's policies related to water.?
The book also purportedly reveals ?how the Israeli leaders feel about their own robbing of the Arab water,? the UAE agency said. Furthermore, paraphrasing from an article in the Kuwaiti al-Khaleej Times, WAM said that ?[t]his is what made the Jewish state drop the water issue from the agenda of bilateral negotiations at the Madrid Conference. It decided to keep it as a last resort to negotiate, as it was considered an untouchable issue....? According to the Emirates reporting, ?the Israeli concept of water security, the study explains... is based on the premise that water is the backbone of the plan, since without it, subsequent migration to Israel would not continue. These motives made Israelis release their notorious map, which included its expansionist designs, extending to the water sources in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and to historical Palestine.? Expansionist designs, continues the UAE news agency, ?pushed Israel to get water from the Jordan River and its tributaries, Litany River, Hajbani, al-Wazzani, Yarkmok, Baniyas and Aldna, until the Nile.?
After noting that the water security policy of Israel is merely a cover for ?expansionist designs,? the United Arab Emirates news agency presents the Zayed Centre?s conclusion: ?Israel does not suffer from any shortage of water, as do other countries in its neighborhood. It only hopes to escalate the problem in order to gain benefits and to justify its hegemony and control over the natural resources, including water, in the region.? The only answer, WAM concludes the issue, is ?a collective Arab action to challenge these designs.?
The news agency then notes, ?Meanwhile, the centre will host next week Spanish Court Judge Baltasar Garon, who has accused Ariel Sharon of perpetrating terrorism against the Palestinians. Garon, who succeeded in having General Pinochet detained in London, is well-known for his upright stance on international humanitarian issues.?
The book also purportedly reveals ?how the Israeli leaders feel about their own robbing of the Arab water,? the UAE agency said. Furthermore, paraphrasing from an article in the Kuwaiti al-Khaleej Times, WAM said that ?[t]his is what made the Jewish state drop the water issue from the agenda of bilateral negotiations at the Madrid Conference. It decided to keep it as a last resort to negotiate, as it was considered an untouchable issue....? According to the Emirates reporting, ?the Israeli concept of water security, the study explains... is based on the premise that water is the backbone of the plan, since without it, subsequent migration to Israel would not continue. These motives made Israelis release their notorious map, which included its expansionist designs, extending to the water sources in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and to historical Palestine.? Expansionist designs, continues the UAE news agency, ?pushed Israel to get water from the Jordan River and its tributaries, Litany River, Hajbani, al-Wazzani, Yarkmok, Baniyas and Aldna, until the Nile.?
After noting that the water security policy of Israel is merely a cover for ?expansionist designs,? the United Arab Emirates news agency presents the Zayed Centre?s conclusion: ?Israel does not suffer from any shortage of water, as do other countries in its neighborhood. It only hopes to escalate the problem in order to gain benefits and to justify its hegemony and control over the natural resources, including water, in the region.? The only answer, WAM concludes the issue, is ?a collective Arab action to challenge these designs.?
The news agency then notes, ?Meanwhile, the centre will host next week Spanish Court Judge Baltasar Garon, who has accused Ariel Sharon of perpetrating terrorism against the Palestinians. Garon, who succeeded in having General Pinochet detained in London, is well-known for his upright stance on international humanitarian issues.?