Pod Save America Hosts Call on Democrats to Cut All Israel Military Aid, No Longer Accept AIPAC Funding
Jews, Israelis Targeted in Austria Amid Surge in Antisemitic Incidents; Local Jewish Community Calls for Action
‘All of Our Strength’: Over 1,000 Pro-Israel Activists Gather in DC for Solidarity Conference
‘Devastated’: Wesley LePatner, Killed in Manhattan Mass Shooting, Was a Jewish Communal, Philanthropic Leader
Sen. Angus King Vows to No Longer Vote for Israel Military Aid Until Gaza Conditions Improve
Europe Won’t Pressure Israel to ‘Commit Suicide’ Amid Gaza Backlash, Palestinian State Push, Says Israeli FM
Israel’s National Soccer Coach Attacked in Athens Before Soccer Fans Chant ‘F–K Israel, Free Palestine’ at Match
New York Judge Sentences Neo-Nazi to 5 Years for Livestreaming Bomb Threats Against Jewish Hospitals
US Pressures Lebanon to Issue Cabinet Decision to Disarm Hezbollah Before Talks Continue
UK Plans to Recognize Palestinian State in September Unless Israel Meets Conditions, Starmer Says
Report: PA Dumps Medical Waste Without Proper Treatment
Error: Contact form not found.
by JNS.org
A medical waste container.
Palestinians are dumping medical waste without proper treatment, posing a potential health hazard to wells, streams and wildlife, according to a report by environmental group Green Now and the Association of Cities in Judea and Samaria.
The main problem cited in the report is that on the Palestinian side there is no separation between household waste, which does not pose a hazard, and medical waste, which can contain blood samples as well as syringes and bottles. Medical waste needs to be taken care of at a separate site, as is done in Israel. The report claims that the Palestinian Authority does not enforce separating household waste (which does not pose a hazard) and medical waste (which can be hazardous) and disposes of them at the same spot in the West Bank, adversely affecting Palestinian and Israeli residents alike.
According to the report’s findings, the amount of waste generated by the Israeli and Palestinian populations in Judea and Samaria stands at 2,070 tons a day, and 756,000 tons a year. Some 18 percent of the waste comes from the Israeli population and 82 percent from the Palestinians.
