Israel refuses to let Palestinians use world bank funded landfill

Israel refuses to allow Palestinians to use a World Bank funded landfill south of Jerusalem, reports Haaretz.The new landfill, funded by The World Bank, was intended to serve the palestinian population, but the Israeli administration is refusing the operation of the landfill if the Palestinian Authority who runs the landfill doesn’t agree to serve the illegal Israeli settlements as well.The landfill is the first modern landfill in the southern West Bank. Since it can’t be used, some palestinian communities have to dump their garbage in non authorized sites, risking serious enviromental hazards such as polluting the ground water.