I just heard this on NPR this morning: http://www.npr.org/2016/07/30/488027731/west-bank-water-crisis-palestinians-put-blame-on-israel http://www.npr.org/2016/0

I just heard this on NPR this morning: http://www.npr.org/2016/07/30/488027731/west-bank-water-crisis-palestinians-put-blame-on-israel http://www.npr.org/2016/07/30/488027731/west-bank-water-cris... The story said that the pipes Israel is complaining about had been recently installed by the Americans and worked fine. The real issue is that Israel wants quid pro quo construction of water resources for unlawful settlements. So, Israel is holding back water because Palestinians refuse to give up any more of their land to "settlers". Who said politics had triumphed? EDIT: And from your linked article, the real issue gets a single mention "The Palestinian refusal to sit down with Israelis, means that the committee has not met for over five years." The article implies a broken pipe keeps everyone from getting water, when it's really a refusal to give any more land to illegal settlements.