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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
NGO accuses government of ‘criminal neglect’ on environmental policies
Sue Surkes is The Times of Israel's environment reporter
People row in an inflatable dinghy through flooded streets in central Israel, February 17, 2024 (Video screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
Reacting to the State Comptroller’s damning report published today on the state’s failure to act on the climate crisis, Amit Bracha, who heads the environmental advocacy organization Adam Teva V’Din, accuses the government of “criminal neglect” of the issue.
This is an “existential war” for Israel, he says.
Referring to extreme climate events such as heatwaves and floods expected to worsen as a result of global warming, he adds, “the fact that there’s no legislation, no policy, and no preparation is leading Israel to become a third world country with a high morbidity rate, poverty and death.”
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