30 A tougher climate in the Eastern Mediterranean In Jordan and the West Bank, there currently appears to be little resistance to this situation. For the Jordanian government, buying Israeli water appears to be a more constructive – or at least stabilizing – approach than confronting Israel over water rights. 141 Although Palestinians express concern that Israel will impose a progressively higher degree of control as their dependence on Israeli water from unconventional sources increases, 142 the Palestinian Authority is weak politically, and currently has few options in its water relations with Israel. The situation in Gaza is far more desperate, and more likely to erupt. 141 Author interviews with Jordanian officials, Amman, 14-15 March 2018. 142 Author interviews, Ramallah, 21 March 2018.