Arab-Israeli Politics
From last time: here is the inoperative
Road
Map to peace (2003- )
Class 21: Water - map of
the
river systems
Reading:
- @-7 Miriam Lowi, "Rivers of Conflict, Rivers
of Peace," Journal of International
Affairs, Summer 1995, pp.
123-144.
- Baylis Thomas, The
Dark Side of Zionism (Lexington Books,
2009 - here previewed), Appendix A : "Water
Wars" (download after logging into
Blackboard)
- Stephan Libiszewski, Water
Disputes in the Jordan Basin Region
(better link here) - download after logging into Blackboard
- optional: Miriam R. Lowi, Water and power (Cambridge
University Press, 1995)
- PASSIA, Water
the Blue Gold of the Middle East, June
2002 special bulletin.
and for next time:
- Palestine Refugee ResearchNet (McGill
University), Refugees
and Final Status: Key Issues
Water problems
- distribution : Israel and its arid MENA
neighbors
- The failure of a functional solution for the
Jordan River
Basin: Eric Johnston 1953-55 and
subsequent stalemate
- Poor Jordan: how dam theYarmuk, in agreement
with upstream Syria but not downsream Israel? - Maqarin Dam
Project 1976-1981 failure
- Israel: from downstream to upstream:
- 1967 war (Banias source in Golan and a bit
moreYarmuk),
- 1978-82 (Hasbaniya R in Lebanon)
- Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty of 1994:
Annex
II concerning water (25 August
1999)
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Oct. 28, 2008
- Department
of Government, College
of Liberal Arts, University
of Texas at Austin.
Questions, Comments, and Suggestions to
chenry@mail.utexas.edu