Ariel Sharon Park: Israel's Largest Garbage Dump To Be Redeveloped -- And Renamed

GlobalPost:

A bloated, stinking mass that everyone would have preferred not to have to see, but which nonetheless was thrust upon them. A sight that shamed the people of Israel and ought to have been marginalized, but which was situated right in the center of the nation and was impossible to ignore. In the end, it seems, people will decide they were too harsh in their judgments.

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Comments

[lightningbolt]

10:04 AM on 08/06/2009

Once again Israel shows its leadership in green technology. Hopefully other countries will follow their example and redevelop their garbage dumps.

[MemoryAlpha]

01:24 AM on 08/11/2009

Interesting Facts:
The average Israeli uses at least five times as much water as the average Palestinian. Palestinians get charged upwards of 300% of the price for water, while Palestinian land is often used as a dumping ground for toxic waste and raw sewerage from Israel and the illegal settlements.

[TheBaffler]

04:51 AM on 08/06/2009

Goodness, there could be no name more appropriate.

[rissole]

12:25 AM on 08/06/2009

Probably relocate it to Gaza. I'm sure the people there won't mind. After all, God's chosen people can do no wrong.

[MemoryAlpha]

11:57 PM on 08/05/2009

Amused Observation:
The proposed name is quite appropriate for a location that will essentially be a thin cosmetic veneer of pleasantness over a seeping morass of of human corruption.

[FrozenNorthObserver]

09:54 PM on 08/05/2009

How very fitting.

[biwee]

05:00 PM on 08/05/2009

Well, there's something about the words Israel and garbage dump.............

[Macready]

07:42 AM on 08/06/2009

thank you biwee . . . great comment

[hrholmes]

02:28 PM on 08/05/2009

That's a real insult to garbage everywhere!

[SergeantRoss45]

02:14 PM on 08/05/2009

That's because Israel has found a cheap and easy way to get rid of its waste..

http://current.com/items/90065160_israel-treats-west-bank-as-its-garbage-dump.htm

[cliffhammond]

07:06 PM on 08/05/2009

So much for the "holy land."

[lightningbolt]

09:59 AM on 08/06/2009

If the Palestinians didn't send Israel so many suicide bombers, maybe Israel would be nicer to them.

[MemoryAlpha]

10:31 AM on 08/07/2009

Observation:
If Israel didn't ethnically cleanse the Palestinians, maybe Palestinians wouldn't send suicide bombers.

Additional Query:
How many suicide bombers have targeted Israel last year?

[quindy]

01:46 PM on 08/05/2009

I was hoping that the garbage dump will be named after Sharon.

[majormoderate]

01:16 PM on 08/05/2009

What a freakin joke. Ariel Sharon was the best thing to happen to Israel in years and this is how they honor him? That country would be so much better off if he never fell into a coma.