27/9/08
Around 300 Palestinians protested yesterday in the West Bank against what they say is an Israeli plan to reopen a controversial toxic waste dump near important underground springs. After holding Friday prayers at the site outside the village of Deir Sharaf, demonstrators waved signs reading “Stop Dumping Settler Waste on Palestinian Lands” and “Waste Destroys the Palestinian Environment.” Israel dumped waste from Israeli towns and West Bank settlements at the site until it was closed in 2005 amid protests from Palestinian residents who said the dumping threatened underground wells. Officials say Israeli work crews have returned to the area in recent weeks, raising fears the site may soon reopen.
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Tags: Environment, Israel