Posted on 06/23/2011 11:07:34 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
In a first-of-its-kind enforcement operation, and eight months after it was promised, inspectors closed down no fewer than 32 illegal charcoal facilities in northern Shomron-Wadi Ara.
Much of the charcoal sold in Israel is produced primitively and illegally by Arabs in the above region, causing tremendous air pollution. However, the Civil Administration announced last October that it would close down most of the pirate operations – and yesterday, it finally did so.
The operation was carried out at the behest of the Environment Ministry, was presided over by Environment Minister Gilad Erdan, and was implemented by personnel of the Civil Administration.
The Arab backyard charcoal-making industry features a process that begins with large piles of straw and wood covered by dirt. The straw inside is set afire, then kept on “simmer” by alternating between smothering it and allowing it to burn. After some three weeks, throughout which smoke is emitted into the atmosphere, the pile becomes charcoal, which is then packaged and sold throughout Israel.
Photos of the process can be seen here.
(Charcoal, the final by-product of burning wood, is not to be confused with coal, a naturally-occurring mineral found underground.)
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Isn’t there any charcoal available at retail markets? I was told wood was expensive in Israel, wouldn’t it be cheaper and easier to just import it and sell it?
Apparently, the charcoal at the retail stores comes from these factories.
“Strickland Propane, taste the meat, not the heat.”
I don’t know if they show King of the Hill over in Israel.
Why bother? Anything you have to pay to watch on TV is available in one form or another on the Internet.
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