On Wednesday, August 20th, we hosted Dry Lands, Deep Courage: Co-Resisting Water Apartheid in the Jordan Valley — a conversation with Palestinian and Israeli CfP activists working together to defend the basic human right to water. This event was part of our summer campaign, Emergency Assistance, Shared Resistance. 

🗓 Wednesday, August 20, 2025
⏰ 1:00–2:15 PM ET | 8:00–9:15 PM Jerusalem
📍 Zoom

The conversation was moderated by Eszter Koranyi, Israeli Executive Director of CfP. We heard from the following speakers: 

• Elie Avidor – An Israeli engineer and former combatant, now working side-by-side with Palestinian shepherd communities in the Jordan Valley to protect them from settler violence and displacement.

• Iris Gur – An Israeli human rights advocate whose journey into peace activism began when her daughter was imprisoned for refusing mandatory military service.

• Sayel Jabareen – A Palestinian activist and Campaigns Manager for Combatants for Peace, leading nonviolent initiatives on the ground across the West Bank.

• Jamil Qassas – Palestinian General Coordinator of CfP, a refugee whose family was displaced in 1948, and a steadfast leader of nonviolent resistance.

Together, these voices brought us inside the daily reality of water apartheid, revealing how it shapes life in the Jordan Valley — and how communities are pushing back. They also shared ways to stand in solidarity and advocate for justice for all.

Palestinians are being denied their most basic human right to water while facing escalating settler violence and discriminatory policies that entrench dispossession. This is a violation of international law and a moral crisis. The U.S. has both the leverage and responsibility to act — by holding perpetrators accountable and ensuring Palestinian communities can access the essential resources they need to survive.

If you are in the U.S., you can make a difference right now by urging your members of Congress to act.