14.01.2011                     9.Shevat, 5771

Umwelt:

High Court rejects petition to save rare Arava dunes

The petition sought to reverse a decision handed down by the Be'er Sheva District Court, which had also rejected a petition against the quarrying.

A petition against the quarrying of sand from the Samar dunes in the Arava was rejected yesterday by the High Court of Justice.
The court said that as the plan had already been approved quite some time ago, it saw no reason to intervene….