Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- List of tables
- Preface
- Preface to the paperback edition
- List of abbreviations
- 1 Introduction: conflict and cooperation in international river basins
- Part I Riparian dilemmas
- Part II The Jordan waters conflict
- Part III The Jordan basin since 1967
- 6 Water and development in Israel and Jordan
- 7 Riparian relations and the perception of conflict
- 8 Riparian disputes since 1967
- 9 Conclusion: The conduct of riparian dispute and the potential for cooperation in international river basins
- Appendix 1 US involvement in water development in the Jordan basin
- Appendix 2 The unified development of the water resources of the Jordan Valley region
- Appendix 3 The Arabs' plan for development of water resources in the Jordan Valley
- Appendix 4 The Cotton plan for the development and utilization of the water resources of the Jordan and Litani River basins
- Appendix 5 Annex II: from, Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- Notes
- Select bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Middle East Library
8 - Riparian disputes since 1967
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 December 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- List of tables
- Preface
- Preface to the paperback edition
- List of abbreviations
- 1 Introduction: conflict and cooperation in international river basins
- Part I Riparian dilemmas
- Part II The Jordan waters conflict
- Part III The Jordan basin since 1967
- 6 Water and development in Israel and Jordan
- 7 Riparian relations and the perception of conflict
- 8 Riparian disputes since 1967
- 9 Conclusion: The conduct of riparian dispute and the potential for cooperation in international river basins
- Appendix 1 US involvement in water development in the Jordan basin
- Appendix 2 The unified development of the water resources of the Jordan Valley region
- Appendix 3 The Arabs' plan for development of water resources in the Jordan Valley
- Appendix 4 The Cotton plan for the development and utilization of the water resources of the Jordan and Litani River basins
- Appendix 5 Annex II: from, Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- Notes
- Select bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Middle East Library
Summary
In order to substantiate the argument about the perception of conflict, we explore, in this chapter, the four areas of actual or potential conflict in the Jordan basin since 1967. They are: (1) the question of a dam on the Yarmouk, (2) exploitation of the Yarmouk waters, (3) the subterranean sources in Wadi Araba (ha-Arava) and, (4) the subterranean sources of the West Bank. As in the preceding chapters, our discussion highlights, where appropriate, those variables that influence riparian dispute and determine its outcome.
We find that in none of the four areas has relative power favored the Jordanians or the Palestine Arabs. On the contrary, it has favored Israel, or, as in the case of the Maqarin Dam, a combination of Israel and Syria. In only one of the four areas, the West Bank, can the water resources in question be considered essential for the survival of the State of Israel. (And in part for this reason, Israel is acutely concerned about the future status of this territory.) Hence the perception that this constitutes a source of conflict with the Arabs. In contrast, in at least two and possibly three of the areas, the waters are fundamental to the security concerns of Arabs.
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- Water and PowerThe Politics of a Scarce Resource in the Jordan River Basin, pp. 171 - 191Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1993