Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given the go ahead to continue operating Haifa Chemicals’ ammonia storage facility until June. The prime minister made his position public on Sunday at the weekly cabinet meeting. Netanyahu instructed Environmental Affairs Minister Zeev Elkin and Economy Minister Eli Cohen to study various options for replacing the ammonia tank. Last month the Haifa District Court ordered the facility shut and emptied by April 1. However, Haifa Chemicals appealed the decision to Israel’s Supreme Court which issued a temporary restraining order allowing the emptying of the tank to be delayed until the court hears the appeal. The high court is due to take up the appeal April 4.
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