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From the Liveblog of
Monday, February 16, 2015
From the Liveblog of
Monday, February 16, 2015
Drilling for oil starts in Golan Heights
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAfter weeks of preparation, Afek Oil and Gas begins the first drilling to look for oil on the Golan Heights. Afek starts the drilling at a site called Oil 5, which is located next to the town of Avnei Eitan, southwest of two reservoirs and in between two small rivers.
The drilling begins after the High Court of Justice threw out a petition in December from environmentalist group Adam Teva V’Din (also called the Israel Union for Environmental Defense) to stop the oil exploration. Environmental activists are adamantly opposed to the exploratory drilling, which they say will endanger priceless natural resources, including the water table that leads to the Kinneret.
— Melanie Lidman
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