In the West Bank, water is weaponized
In the West Bank, clean water in the Jordan Valley is weaponized.
Israelis, including settlers in the West Bank, consume up to 10 times more waterthan Palestinians. This isn’t simply about scarcity; it’s about control. And for Palestinian farming families, it means every day is a struggle to hold onto their land, their crops, and their dignity.
In the northern Jordan Valley village of Bardala, one Palestinian farmer wakes each
morning knowing his life’s work may be destroyed before nightfall. He grows peppers,
melons, and grapes. But settlers descend on his fields with guns. They slash his drip irrigation lines so his plants will wither. They destroy his
tanks and drive their cows through his crops, trampling months of labor in minutes.
He cannot even step onto his own land without risking his life.
Our activists at CfP are standing with these farmers week after week, so they are not left alone in the face of violence. As Israeli activist Elie put it: “The farmers are holding on with unimaginable courage. Our role is to stand beside them so they never have to face this violence alone.”
That commitment runs deep across the movement. On Friday, August 15th, students from the fifth cohort of CfP’s Palestinian Freedom School delivered two water tanks to the village of Al-Walajeh, taking action to help ensure families have what they need to persist.
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Dry Lands, Deep Courage: Co-Resisting Water Apartheid in the Jordan Valley
● Date & Time: Wednesday, August 20, 2025 | 1:00–2:15 PM ET
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