WATER

In the Tene-Omrim settlementThey quarrel aboutThe division ofBathing hoursAt the swimming poolIn the Karwat-Bani-Zeid villageThere is no swimming pool.There is hardly any waterIn the pipes.Israel takes for itselfMost of the waterIn the West Bank.For the millions of Palestinians,Only drops are left.

Ad published in Haaretz, August 7, 2009