PALESTINE: Talking Points

1. Ike Solem, CA Comment Section:   Wrote: "Israel also takes an enormous amount of the water, diverting much of it to the 37 Israeli settlements in the area. In fact, the water allotted to 9,400 settlers equals one third of the water for all 2.5 million Palestinians on the entire West Bank."  Article by Karl Vick on Global Spin.
2. Ike Solem, CA Comment Section:  "... isn't there something a little odd about Israel and Saudi Arabia, historically the most important U.S. allies in the Middle East, being so opposed to legal separation of Church and State, a cornerstone of U.S. democracy?"
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