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1 AJA University of Command and Staff
2 Aja university of command and staff
Abstract
Hydro-hegemony, as one of the study dimensions of hydropolitics, refers to the dominance of governments over water resources in common water basins and preventing other countries in the basin from accessing water resources. The investigation of water resources in the Middle East shows the disproportion between the distribution of population and fresh water, which has caused many conflicts over water resources, which has led to the formation of hydro-hegemony over common water basins, which is currently happening in cases such as "Jordan River" is observed. Therefore, this research, with a descriptive-analytical method, seeks to investigate the hydro-hegemony of the Israeli regime over the Jordan River and its consequences on the neighbors. The results of the research show that the Israeli regime, by occupying the areas upstream of the main branches of the Jordan River such as the Golan Heights, lakes, local springs, transferring water to the Dead Sea through canals, building deep wells And preventing the construction of wells by local communities has tried to prevent other communities from directly accessing these water resources in addition to meeting their own water needs. By taking advantage of soft hydro-hegemony and by creating inappropriate living conditions, this regime forces local communities to accept the laws of this regime in order to meet their strategic needs. The most important consequences of these actions in the surrounding countries (Palestine, Syria, Lebanon) are forcing native communities to migrate, especially in the Golan Heights and the Gaza Strip, drinking water supply problems and its livelihood consequences, reducing the ability to produce agricultural products and Eliminating competitors from the market, exerting influence on the culture of the surrounding communities through the use of mandatory mechanisms to benefit from water, environmental problems and creating an identity crisis due to the spread of Zionist culture and the Hebrew language.
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