major rivers in the middle east are most important for what
Water politics plays a role in various areas of politics in the Middle East , and it is particularly important in one of the defining features of the region 's political landscape . Water issues reflect a central aspect of the nature of the Israeli -- Palestinian conflict ; namely , the original influx of an additional large population mass to a relatively fragile geographical area of land , and the massive expansion of previously existing populations . Concerns over water have significantly helped to shape the Middle East 's political development