Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Abu Dis is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate of the Palestinian National Authority bordering Jerusalem. Since the 1995 Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Abu Dis has been part of "Area B", under joint Israeli and Palestinian control. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, Abu Dis had a population of 10,782 in 2007.A waste disposal site was constructed in Abu Dis in the 1980s, in accordance with the 1987 Solid waste Disposal Master Plan for Judea and Samaria, and it was planned to operate for 20 years. The site is located between Abu Dis and Ayzrya on the eastern side of the separation barrier. It lies between Israeli settlements: Ma’ale Adummim and Qedar. The site is in "Area C", an area under the Oslo Accords, over which Israel has complete authority.While the Abu Dis landfill serves both Israel and Palestine, a majority of the waste originates in Israeli cities and settlements. Jerusalem, including East Jerusalem, constitutes for 90% of the waste. A small percentage of the waste comes from Israeli settlements within Palestine, and Palestinian communities contribute 6% of the waste.For years, there have been plans to close Abu Dis and open a new, larger landfill around Anata, Khan al-Ahmar and Nabi Musa. However, a replacement waste disposal site is needed for the Abu Dis site to be closed completely and this has not yet happened. Until the current site closes, Abu Dis will continue to expand in size to meet the increasing amount of waste being dumped. This expansion requires obtaining more lands; these lands will be taken by the State of Israel for “public purposes” from the areas surrounding the landfill, which are often farmlands, or villages.The Abu Dis site is being mismanaged; this mismanagement is causing many environmental damages, which endanger human life. Pollutants from the site contaminate the air and water, posing numerous health hazards for the local population. There have been many demands for the closure of the site since it poses many environmental, sanitation and health threats.The waste disposal site at Abu Dis is illegal according to international and national law because the majority of waste that is being deposited at the site originates from Israeli sources rather than Palestinian sources."@en }
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- Abu_Dis_Waste_Disposal_Site abstract "Abu Dis is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate of the Palestinian National Authority bordering Jerusalem. Since the 1995 Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Abu Dis has been part of "Area B", under joint Israeli and Palestinian control. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, Abu Dis had a population of 10,782 in 2007.A waste disposal site was constructed in Abu Dis in the 1980s, in accordance with the 1987 Solid waste Disposal Master Plan for Judea and Samaria, and it was planned to operate for 20 years. The site is located between Abu Dis and Ayzrya on the eastern side of the separation barrier. It lies between Israeli settlements: Ma’ale Adummim and Qedar. The site is in "Area C", an area under the Oslo Accords, over which Israel has complete authority.While the Abu Dis landfill serves both Israel and Palestine, a majority of the waste originates in Israeli cities and settlements. Jerusalem, including East Jerusalem, constitutes for 90% of the waste. A small percentage of the waste comes from Israeli settlements within Palestine, and Palestinian communities contribute 6% of the waste.For years, there have been plans to close Abu Dis and open a new, larger landfill around Anata, Khan al-Ahmar and Nabi Musa. However, a replacement waste disposal site is needed for the Abu Dis site to be closed completely and this has not yet happened. Until the current site closes, Abu Dis will continue to expand in size to meet the increasing amount of waste being dumped. This expansion requires obtaining more lands; these lands will be taken by the State of Israel for “public purposes” from the areas surrounding the landfill, which are often farmlands, or villages.The Abu Dis site is being mismanaged; this mismanagement is causing many environmental damages, which endanger human life. Pollutants from the site contaminate the air and water, posing numerous health hazards for the local population. There have been many demands for the closure of the site since it poses many environmental, sanitation and health threats.The waste disposal site at Abu Dis is illegal according to international and national law because the majority of waste that is being deposited at the site originates from Israeli sources rather than Palestinian sources.".