However , in the early 1960s the Arab League funded a Syrian water diversion project that would have denied Israel use of a major portion of its water allocation .
President Nasser too , assured the U.S.A , that the Arabs would not exceed the plan 's water quotas .
In the early 1960s the Arab League funded a Syrian water diversion project that would have denied Israel use of a major portion of its water allocation .
President Nasser too , assured the U.S.A , that the Arabs would not exceed the plan 's water quotas .