The garbage continues piling in Yerushalayim and a growing number of residents are not just disgusted, but concerned over the hazard and stench associated with the unwanted sight. This is seen in many areas including the Old City. In some areas, parking spaces are lost and the garbage poses a danger to motorists and pedestrians trying to cross streets.
The city on Wednesday night the eve of 26 Teves that a solution has been reached to remove the mounds of trash around the city. On Thursday morning, traveling from Beit Shemesh, one could see close to 20 garbage trucks were seen heading to the capital. Perhaps the trucks were hidden in Beit Shemesh. Whatever the case, residents are now hopeful the mountains of garbage around the city will be picked up. City Hall promises relief.
Officials report sanitation workers are committed to working around the clock to remove the garbage from around the city that accumulated during the strike. Simultaneously, labor and management will be negotiating to find a deal between the city and sanitation workers to end strikes and job actions.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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4 Responses
Give them time, they are slowly working on it
they only cleaned out my block this week
It’s so very tragic that the city which will house the third Beis Hamikdash looks like such!
I don’t see the issue here. I see Jerusalemites do just fine burning their garbage bins, so why not burn the garbage?
Good job it’s winter, the stink isn’t so bad. The stray cats are happy, though!