The court temporarily frozen the Leviathan gas rig: "Residents must not gamble"

The Jerusalem District Court accepted the petition from the local authorities and a lucrative non-profit organization and ruled that the operation of the assembly was suspended until further notice. Zichron Ya'akov welcomed: "The decision will ensure that no health and environmental damage is caused." Noble Energy Company: "Learning the Decision with Intent and Ready to Flow Gas As Soon"

The court temporarily frozen the Leviathan gas rig: "Residents must not gamble"

The Jerusalem District Court granted Tuesday to the local council Zichron Yaacov, other authorities and the "Cellul" association and temporarily frozen the running of the Whale gas rig. This is in a petition that came alongside a petition against Noble Energy and the Ministry of the Environment, as well as "other unjustified claims that delaying the decision in the application could cause irreparable harm to public health." The court will hold a hearing on the body of the application next Sunday.

In a petition filed last month, it was alleged that the Ministry of the Environment chose the financial interests of the corporation rather than the public health. The petitioners also argued that the government ministry favors exposure to toxic, carcinogenic gases and potentially serious health damage over maintaining public health.

Nobel Energy said: "The partnership with their whales has received the Honorable Court's decision and they intend to study it and are ready to discharge the gas from their whale as soon as possible."

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"The argument that delaying the decision could cause irreparable damage is not disproved." Leviathan gas rig (Photo: Niv Aharonson)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Energy Yuval Steinitz will attend the event on the arrival of the lower part of the "Leviathan" gas rig, January 31, 2019 (Photo: Niv Aharonson)

Zichron Yaacov, Ziv Grass, welcomed the court's decision. "The dramatic decision emphasizes that the court, as a last resort, fills the huge void left by government ministries in their staunch position alongside oil and gas drilling companies," Grass said. "The lack of information, the procedures that have taken place without dialogue with the public and a plan to operate Asada that could have hurt the health of many thousands is a wrong and improper conduct and for the first time there will be a real hearing of these questions before a court. The court is the way to ensure that. "

MK Mickey Haimovich (blue and white) also supported the freeze of the rig. In response to the decision, she said: "The court states this evening - residents must not gamble! Queries I referred to the Deputy Minister of Health and the Minister of the Environment were answered with smears and excuses. The government must conduct full transparency, close and rigorous monitoring - including on the rig itself, alert in advance, and as a matter of principle - first and foremost about the health of residents and then other interests. "

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