A global economic contraction - with all the individual pain and hardship that would surely produce – appears nearly inevitable. |
Palestinians will point across the road to an Israeli settlement where they see a swimming pool being filled and they point to their own community where there's barely any water at all -- and they'll express a great deal of anger about it. |
The supply of oil has been growing all these years in approximate consonance with demand. |
There really isn't enough water to go around, so there's a high risk of conflict in these countries over who will control these crucial sources of water. |