This original analysis of the Middle East water problems highlights questions and issues which have so far only received minimal attention The author develops a multi layered account of the nature and causes of the conflict and the Pealestinian water crisis Each chapter addresses a particular aspect of the Israeli Palestine water conflict and the author uses these to illustrate both the broader nature of Israeli Palestinian relations and factors that the existing water literature underplays or simply gets wrong The book should interest students scholars and practitioners in a wide range of disciplines including Middle East studies politics and international relations water policy geography environmental studies and environmental management