Hebron’s Sewage Crisis Flows South Toward the Negev Untreated sewage and industrial stone waste cross political boundaries, threatening communities, open land and groundwater resources By Gabriel Colodro/The Media Line The water running through the dry hills south of Hebron is thick, pale in places and difficult to ignore. Along parts of the streambed, the odor arrives before […]
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Hebron’s Sewage Crisis Flows South Toward the Negev
Untreated sewage and industrial stone waste cross political boundaries, threatening communities, open land and groundwater resources
By Gabriel Colodro/The Media Line
The water running through the dry hills south of Hebron is thick, pale in places and difficult to ignore. Along parts of the streambed, the odor arrives before the water is visible.
From Hebron, the polluted flow moves south past roads, open land and Israeli communities, reaching Meitar, Shoket Junction and eventually the Beersheba Stream system. Over roughly 43 kilometers (27 miles), it carries untreated sewage and industrial waste from the stone industry across the jurisdictions established under the Oslo Accords.
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c4RJfiil7A
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