Articles by Nisreen El-Shamayleh
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Israel Dumps Waste on Palestinians
Nisreen El-Shamayleh – Al Jazeera,
19 Jul 2010
Israeli settlements have been dumping untreated waste directly into a sewage canal that runs through the occupied West Bank, affecting Palestinian villages along its banks. The hazard posed is compounded by the dumping of toxic chemical waste on agricultural land, with villagers reporting a rash of skin diseases and respiratory problems. The Israeli government has banned plans by the Palestinian Authority to build pipes and pumps to treat and divert wastewater away from the affected villages.
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Israeli Boy Campaigns against Border Mines
Nisreen El-Shamayleh - Al Jazeera,
12 Jul 2010
More than 2,600 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli landmines in the past 40 years. This is no surprise considering that more than a million mines remain active. They are scattered along Israel’s borders with Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt. Israel has always refused to remove them, but now an 11-year-old Israeli boy is campaigning to have them cleared.
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