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The
unrecognised Bedouin village of Wadi al-Naam near Beersheva. Although it
is illegal for the 3,000 inhabitants of Wadi al-Naam to be supplied with
electricity, the state has built a major electricity generating power
station in the middle of the village. It has also sited a chemical waste
dump, Ramat Hovav, on their doorstep. In 2004 a survey showed a dramatic
increase in cancer rates among Jews living within a 20km radius of Ramat
Hovav; the Bedouin of Wadi al-Naam, who live 2km from the site, were not
included in the survey
(July 2004) |
