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This jacket, bought in Israel from the online platform Shein, contained 3,269 times the PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) permitted by European standards, according to Greenpeace. These 'forever chemicals' have been linked to cancer, reproductive and developmental disorders in children, and immune system damage. (Fred Dott/Greenpeace)
November 25, 2025, 10:07 pm
Shein jacket shipped to Israel exceeds EU chemical rules by 3,269 times – probe
Greenpeace tests 56 items supplied by online Chinese-founded platform, finds 4 in 5 shipped to Israel contain hazardous materials, with two exceeding EU regulations
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: Explosives and other weapons located by Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Jenin, July 4, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 1, 2025, 3:15 pm
2 Israelis indicted for selling dual-use chemicals used in terror attacks to Palestinians
Indictment says Yehezkel Moshe and Jihad Wazuz sold hundreds of tons of chemicals to agricultural supply businesses in the West Bank, some of which were sold on to terrorists
By Jeremy Sharon
Logan Feeney pours a PFAS water sample into a container for research, April 10, 2024, at a US Environmental Protection Agency lab in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
July 3, 2024, 11:57 am
Harmful ‘forever chemicals’ found in factories, landfill, treatment plants, streams
In wake of High Court petition by green group, ministry publishes results of PFAS sampling, draft of PFAS regulations for hazardous waste permits
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative image: A 3D illustration of a fetus in the womb. (magicmine via iStock by Getty Images)
August 28, 2023, 6:28 pm
In utero exposure to plastic chemicals tied to developmental problems in toddlers
Israeli researchers find that higher levels of ubiquitous phthalates in the urine of pregnant mothers correlate with emotional and social difficulties in boys — but not girls
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative image: A surgeon dressing a wound (Katarzyna Bialasiewicz; iStock by Getty Images)
July 11, 2022, 12:58 pm
Israeli study: Chemical heals wounds twice as fast, could be antibiotic alternative
Researchers say ointment could become standard medication, but long path ahead; chemical ‘jams’ communication between bacteria at injury site, making healing easier
By Nathan Jeffay
Screen capture from video of workers at the Yahalom cleaning product factory. (Channel 12 News)
June 1, 2022, 8:31 pm
Top detergent producer supplying state institutions with unregulated goods — report
Sano Professional, a subsidiary of household name Sano, said to be obtaining products from West Bank factory that has no Health Ministry permits for materials it uses
By ToI Staff
A barrel sits on the seafloor near the coast of Catalina Island, California, where marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be as many as 25,000 barrels that possibly contain DDT, March 2021. (David Valentine/UC Santa Barbara / RV Jason, via AP)
April 27, 2021, 8:02 pm
US scientists claim to find huge Pacific dump site of 25,000 toxic DDT barrels
With underwater drones using sonar technology, oceanographers map ‘staggering’ quantities of chemical waste on seafloor between Santa Catalina Island and Los Angeles coast
By JULIE WATSON
Spraying an Israeli street with weedkiller. (YouTube screenshot)
July 1, 2020, 4:23 pm
Weedkiller to stay on Israeli shelves despite $10.9 billion cancer claim deal
Without admitting liability, chemical giant Bayer settles 95,000 US lawsuits claiming that herbicide Roundup — widely used in Israel — causes non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
By Sue Surkes
New Zealand military personnel protect themselves from mosquitoes while receiving US military training on the Pacific island of Espiritu Santo, April 23, 1944. (US Navy via AP)
October 15, 2019, 6:39 am
Researchers rediscover fast-acting insecticide used by Nazi army, lost after war
DFDT was dismissed by US military officials following World War II in favor of DDT, but could be used to combat malaria and other mosquito-borne illnesses
By Luke Tress
A still from a video threatening Hezbollah attacks on sensitive Israeli sites. (screen capture: alahednews.com)
March 3, 2017, 1:56 pm
Hezbollah-linked video threatens attacks on 9 Israeli nuclear, chemical sites
Propaganda clip includes pictures and details of the sensitive facilities
By Dov Lieber
An ammonia storage tank in the northern city of Haifa. (Courtesy of Environmental Protection Ministry)
March 1, 2017, 5:48 pm
Haifa court upholds ruling ordering ammonia tank emptied
Rejecting appeal, judge gives Haifa Group until April 1 to clear facility; says health and safety risks posed to city residents ‘unacceptable’
By ToI Staff
The ammonia storage tank in the northern city of Haifa. (Courtesy of Environmental Protection Ministry)
February 26, 2017, 4:01 pm
Haifa court to rule on closing ammonia tank by Wednesday
Demonstrators block roads, high schools cancel classes as judges decide whether to renew permit for hazardous facility
By ToI Staff
The ammonia storage tank in the northern city of Haifa. (Courtesy of Environmental Protection Ministry)
February 26, 2017, 12:25 pm
Thousands protest ahead of ruling on Haifa ammonia tank
Demonstrators block roads, high schools cancel classes as judges decide whether to renew permit for hazardous facility
By ToI Staff
The ammonia storage tank in the northern city of Haifa. (Courtesy of Environmental Protection Ministry)
February 22, 2017, 1:11 pm
Environment Ministry to close Haifa ammonia storage tank
Decision not to renew permit follows legal wrangling between company and city over potentially hazardous facility
By ToI Staff
Haifa's industrial zone. The ammonia tank is visible on the jetty jutting into the sea at the right. (Shay Levy/Flash90)
February 21, 2017, 4:57 am
Economy ministry requests delay in closure of Haifa ammonia tank
Ministry asks for postponement of three months, citing severe disruption to local industry; court gave company Feb. 26 deadline
By ToI Staff
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