BEERSHEBA, 15 November 2007 (IRIN) - Long-running reports of health impact of pollution on Bedouin families are now getting attention due to a proposed military base. An Israeli district court in the southern city of Beersheba issued an injunction on 14 November ordering a temporary halt to the building of a military complex in response to a petition by environmental groups. The groups are concerned that the proximity of the complex to the Ramat Hovav industrial zone would endanger thousands of civilian and military personnel expected to be based at the complex after its completion in 2012. The environmentalists say reforms are needed to improve the handling of sewage from the plants and to significantly reduce air pollution. They further claim that communities in the Negev, including Bedouin Arabs, are already facing health problems from the complex.
According to Israel's Ministry of Health, at least 5 percent of cancer cases in Israel are caused by pollution.
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