Even seasoned Palestine watchers might be surprised to learn that Ramallah receives slightly more annual rainfall than gray London. But Israeli authority over groundwater access and distribution across the West Bank has resulted in an incongruous statistic: the average Palestinian in the occupied territory can access only 70 liters per day, 30 short of the World Health Organization’s recommendation and less than half used by the typical Londoner. Israelis enjoy 300 liters per person per day. It is one of the many ugly realities of the Israeli occupation that Visualizing Palestine (VP), a non-profit body, has highlighted through its arresting and meticulously researched infographics. The organization is now gearing up to make “design for social justice” — as it describes its raison d’être — into a sustainable enterprise. Given the substantial attention that its graphics have attracted over the past two years, VP's ambitious plans may serve not only to
