In Josie Glausiusz article, “Land Divided, Coast United,” she talks about the problems that the Gaza and Israel people face due to their conflicts between each other. The drinking water of the two countries is at risk of pollution after the dumping of a lot of human waste. Also, there is electricity shortages. This is a result of the war between the two countries. To resolve these vital issues, it is important for the two countries to work together so that the people can meet their basic needs to live a healthy life. This situation is similar to when people were using fertilizer that was seeping into a nearby lake which polluted the water and killed a majority of the fish. However, unlike Gaza and Israel, the community worked together to switch the kind of fertilizer they used that had the least impact on the ecosystem surrounding the lake.