International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

ISSN 2220-8488 (Print), 2221-0989 (Online) 10.30845/ijhss

Water Conflict in the Middle East
Dr. Ghazi Ismail Rababa’a

Abstract
This study aims at shedding light on the most important challenges of water in the Middle East, especially 90% percent of water resources in the Arab Area, comes from outside the borders of the Arab Home land. In addition to the population increase and Zionist danger, and the majority of the countries of the Arab Home land locate in the dry tropical area, the matter that indicates to wage water wars. And it is what requires continuing challenges from the Arab Nation, together with the regional equation or expected collision at war for water. Percent of its water springs and passes through other states. The majority of its population is located under the line of water poverty for the portion of individual is lesser than 1000 cubic meters a year, in addition to the Israeli threatening, for the water sources will not be enough for 10% ten percent of their need, that what increases the possibilities of the Zionist expansion on the expense of the rights of the Arab waters. And in this study, there is a show of water crisis causes in the Middle East and the potential threatening of the Arab Water security, and the proposed imaginations for the future of the Arab Water Security, and it also covers plenty of recommendations and proposals.

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