Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman said Judea and Samaria have long been treated as Israel's environmental backyard, with rampant illegal waste fires and violations. She spoke at Channel 14's Environment and Recycling Conference.
Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman addressed the state of environmental enforcement in Judea and Samaria during Channel 14's Environment and Recycling Conference on Tuesday. 'For years, we got used to Judea and Samaria being Israel's environmental backyard, with ceaseless violations and pirate waste fires — we cannot accept this situation,' she said. Silman did not announce specific policy changes or enforcement measures. The statement comes amid ongoing environmental issues in Israeli-controlled areas of the West Bank, where illegal dumping and burning of waste have been reported for years, affecting Jewish communities and Palestinian villages alike.
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