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Thursday, August 24, 2023
Work reportedly set to resume on Golan wind turbines which outraged Druze community
Tear gas fumes fill the air as members of the Druze community gather with their flags in a protest against an Israeli wind turbine project near the village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights on June 21, 2023. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)
Controversial works on wind turbines on the Golan Heights are reportedly expected to resume next week.
According to the Kan public broadcaster, no deal has been reached between the government and the Druze community, which held fiery mass protests against the project in June, causing work to halt.
The Prime Minister’s Office tells Ynet that “there is still an attempt to reach an agreement, since the works were halted – the efforts are ongoing.” Nevertheless, “as a first step, there has been a decision to renew some of the turbine work.”
When the project was halted in June, the PMO originally said it would restart no later than August 1.
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