At the end of two days when the activities in the Asda were frozen - it was decided to continue the lecture • Judge Abarbanel: The concern for residents' health does not increase in the circumstances • Steinitz: a historic day for the state

• The Leviathan gas rig // Photo: Albatross

The court yesterday issued its decision stating that the order earlier to cease works for the use of a whale rig would be canceled; This is before a hearing not before the parties, in which the court considered their claims. This will allow the running of the facility to continue until it is fully operational - probably already next week.

Jerusalem District Court Judge Eli Abarbanel ruled that representatives of the local authorities who petitioned for the work failed to prove that residents' health was in danger of unusual pollution. "According to state representatives, in responding to the request and hearing, the degree of risk posed to public health from emissions of toxic gases from the rig is very low, both during the facility's run and operation of the facility," Justice Abarbanel wrote. "According to them (of the Oil Partnership; the High Court), the conditions set out in the permit permit and their preparation for the supervision of the rig further reduce this concern."

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The court went on to state that "no petition was presented against this professional position. The petitioners' concern does not prevail in the circumstances of the significant harm to the promotion of the project, which may be caused by the demanding order, and its consequences are far-reaching ... therefore, The request for an interim injunction is denied. "

The decision was welcomed by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the partners in the Whale Reservoir. The gas wells are expected to open on Monday at two in the morning, and natural gas will reach the GNP system (natural gas routes to Israel) on the same day at 3 PM, and from there to all consumers. Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said, "This is a historic day for the State of Israel. This is a significant milestone in the implementation of the gas outline, which will enable the conversion of power plants to use natural gas to reduce air pollution and to transform Israel into a gas power with gas exports to Egypt and Jordan. "