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Near Rehovot Kibbutz Na'an residents Block Entrance to IDF Communications Base
"Residents of Kibbutz Na'an and other communities in the Rehovot area blocked the entrance to a nearby IDF communications base Wednesday morning in a protest ...
Residents of Kibbutz Na'an and other communities in the Rehovot area blocked the entrance to a nearby IDF communications base Wednesday morning in a protest against an antenna complex in the army camp, which they say emits harmful radiation.
In another protest against the antenna installation, studies in the kibbutz were halted Wednesday, marking the third day in a row that elementary school students from "Ganei Hillel" in the kibbutz are not in school.
The headquarters of the communities' struggle reported that studies will not resume until the Defense Ministry orders the removal of the antennae from the base.
Headquarters' personnel fear that the radiation emitted from the antennae is the cause of many cases of cancer in Na'an and the surrounding region in recent years. According to a senior member of the struggle, Eli Kolodner, the protest does not represent just any interruption of studies, but rather "fair and decent education for our children, education that the state is not giving them."
A veterinarian from Na'an discovered one of the stranger phenomena that caused the residents to actively fear the antennae. Every time he used an ultrasound machine with which he examined horses, it would go haywire.
Discussions between the headquarters and the Defense Ministry led to the decision to invite an external expert to examine whether there is a causal connection between the cancer cases and the level of radiation from the antennae.
Professor Eliyahu Richter from the Hebrew University was chosen for the job, and his findings only further disturbed residents from the area. He found a deviation from the permitted level of radiation emitted from the antennae located in close proximity to Na'an.
A month ago, the sides agreed to find solutions to the problem, including examining the possibility of transferring the Army Radio antennae to an alternative site. The Defense Ministry ordered the decrease of transmission emissions by approximately half, to alleviate the problem until the antennae are moved.
The Defense Ministry said yesterday in response to the residents' complaints against the delay in transferring the antennae, "The Ministry is seriously examining the matter in depth and the arguments against the delay are meaningless."
The Ministry added the intensity of one of the antennae has already been lowered by 50 percent, and the findings of their investigation of the matter, which is in its last phases, will be announced soon."
Source: Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondent . Kibbutz Na'an residents block entrance to IDF communications base Ha'aretz.com (8 June 2005) [FullText]
Residents of Kibbutz Na'an and other communities in the Rehovot area blocked the entrance to a nearby IDF communications base Wednesday morning in a protest against an antenna complex in the army camp, which they say emits harmful radiation.
In another protest against the antenna installation, studies in the kibbutz were halted Wednesday, marking the third day in a row that elementary school students from "Ganei Hillel" in the kibbutz are not in school.
The headquarters of the communities' struggle reported that studies will not resume until the Defense Ministry orders the removal of the antennae from the base.
Headquarters' personnel fear that the radiation emitted from the antennae is the cause of many cases of cancer in Na'an and the surrounding region in recent years. According to a senior member of the struggle, Eli Kolodner, the protest does not represent just any interruption of studies, but rather "fair and decent education for our children, education that the state is not giving them."
A veterinarian from Na'an discovered one of the stranger phenomena that caused the residents to actively fear the antennae. Every time he used an ultrasound machine with which he examined horses, it would go haywire.
Discussions between the headquarters and the Defense Ministry led to the decision to invite an external expert to examine whether there is a causal connection between the cancer cases and the level of radiation from the antennae.
Professor Eliyahu Richter from the Hebrew University was chosen for the job, and his findings only further disturbed residents from the area. He found a deviation from the permitted level of radiation emitted from the antennae located in close proximity to Na'an.
A month ago, the sides agreed to find solutions to the problem, including examining the possibility of transferring the Army Radio antennae to an alternative site. The Defense Ministry ordered the decrease of transmission emissions by approximately half, to alleviate the problem until the antennae are moved.
The Defense Ministry said yesterday in response to the residents' complaints against the delay in transferring the antennae, "The Ministry is seriously examining the matter in depth and the arguments against the delay are meaningless."
The Ministry added the intensity of one of the antennae has already been lowered by 50 percent, and the findings of their investigation of the matter, which is in its last phases, will be announced soon."
Source: Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondent . Kibbutz Na'an residents block entrance to IDF communications base Ha'aretz.com (8 June 2005) [FullText]
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