Knesset Rejects Proposal to Probe Haifa Pollution by a Vote of 35:34
The Knesset rejected Wednesday, Febuary 3, a proposal to set up a parliamentary investigative committee to probe an alleged link between infant disorders and pollution caused by heavy industry in the Haifa region. Thirty-five members of Knesset voted against the proposal, while 34 voted in favor. The proposal followed media reports on a University of…