Israeli Court Postpones VOA Radio Transmitter
Reuters
JERUSALEM —
Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday delayed the building of a powerful Voice of America transmitter until an environmental impact study is completed.
The Israeli Society for the Protection of Nature asked the Supreme Court last year to block construction of the VOA’s 43-antennae transmitter in the Negev desert until thorough environmental research is carried out.
Environmentalists argued that the billion-dollar transmitter would upset the migration of millions of birds among Asia, Africa and Europe.
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