Q: Look, You didn't ask the people how they perceive the threat from the factoriesRight?
A: I asked. We asked about an environmental threatThe factories were one of them.
Q: And an environmental threat, how did you define an environmental threat? The word factories doesn't appear there, does it? Harm to the environment, we talked about it, defined as air pollution, not even air pollution in factories, But air pollution in general, which includes transportation and electricity and a port and a thousand and one other things, and the quality of the water and dirt, and suddenly you have some kind of jump here, a logical leap, all of a sudden, hop, You know how to say that it's directly attributed, not just privileged, you know a direct relationship, and I'm trying to understand from you how you made the delusional leap? What is it based on? [...]
A: I'm just saying that this is an interpretation and a summary of the opinion, when we talk about environmental hazards, in Haifa the most prominent and obvious hazards to people are the factories and the smells they make and their presence, whether it's communication or their physical presence, that's the thing, This is our interpretation.
Q: Why didn't you ask them a direct question about the factories?? Why do we have to put all these things down? Why not ask a simple question? You did a survey, why didn't you ask?
A: We asked about perceptions about the environment, that's all.
Q: Why didn't you ask about perceptions about The Factories?
A: I do not know.
Q: You don't have an answer.
A: I don't have an answer.
(pp. 1322-1323).
- Lahad was asked and answered regarding the manner in which the survey was conducted as follows:
Adv. Mr. Amos Goren: This thing that you examined that you wanted to see if it had an effect or not, is the presence of industrial plants in Haifa Bay.
The witness, Prof. M. Echo: The one who contributes to this, of course, is the field, it's the factories. I don't think anyone else is polluting there, unless you tell me there's something else polluting there. But for us, that's the assumption because you ask the people in the area, you ask them a lot of areas. Deliberately so that they don't have bias and then you get the results.