The Arab-Israeli dispute is a conflict about land - and maybe just as crucially the water which flows through that land.
The Six-Day War in 1967 arguably had its origins in a water dispute - moves to divert the River Jordan, Israel's main source of drinking water.
[Part of a series of articles about the attempts to achieve peace in the Middle East and the main obstacles.]
East African Water Clash Slams Nile Treaty
In a debate that may lead to confrontation between Egypt and eastern Africa nations over the River Nile, Kenya's members of parliament have voiced concern over the legality of an international treaty that bars the three countries from using water from Lake Victoria for irrigation.
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