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Dividing the Waters

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Dividing the Waters

Cf. Amnesty International, “Thirsting for Justice: Palestinian Access to Water Restricted” (27 October 2009).


Gervasio Umpiérrez is a cartoonist based in Montevideo, Uruguay.




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