Israel’s Finance Ministry has authorized the sale of water purification tablets to Syria by Israel Chemicals.
According to a report by Israel21c, the availability of clean water is at an all-time low in Syria. UNICEF turned to Israel to purchase Israel Chemicals’ AquaTabs water purification tablets, but Israeli law prohibiting companies from selling products to enemy countries stood in the way.
Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz personally signed off on the deal, saying the tablets are being sold to the UN, not to Syria. Israel’s law forbidding companies from knowingly selling products that will benefit a hostile state without special authorization dates back to 1939
AquaTabs kill micro-organisms and are considered better water treatment than boiling.