tbh i don't think people really understand how dire the water situation is in the west bank. the last time i was in palestine, i could only shower once a month. ONCE A MONTH. we simply did not have enough water to sustain my whole family, because israel controls palestinians' water supply and does not give us enough to sustain ourselves in the long run. plus the water isn't very clean so it was very easy to get sick all the time. when we say that "palestinians drink more olive oil than water", it's not genuinely such a silly hyperbole as you might think.
The last time I was in the West Bank, I got violently ill because of the water and was basically required to drink only bottled water and while we could afford it, I kept thinking how many people here can't and will get as ill as I got.
Like I nearly ended up in a hospital. Can you imagine making formula with that water? Can you think of the elderly person who gets a bacterial infection just because they can't get clean water? And reminder that the water restrictions get worse in the summer when we need it the most.
^^ this is very true. the last time i was in the west bank, i was sick constantly and threw my guts up violently almost every night, to the point where i was bedridden almost every day and could literally never leave the house. i lost a violent amount of weight as well. the water simply is NOT clean and it's really unsafe. this same water is being used to grow plants and food, wash our clothes and dishes, and bathe, amongst other things. along with rising temperatures and harsher restrictions on the water supply, palestinians are not only chronically dehydrated, but are very susceptible to getting severe illnesses. people NEED to be paying more attention to the situation in the west bank, while also caring for gaza and the other occupied territories that are suffering as well.
PLEASE DONATE TO GAZA'S WATER MUNICIPALITY'S EFFORTS TO IMPROVE SANITATION AND PROVIDE SAFE DRINKING WATER
نداء الحياة لتقديم خدمات المياه وجمع النفايات وازالة الركام وخدمات الصرف الصحي للمواطنين في مدينة غزة - بلدية غزة
