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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 478

Tamar Zandberg

Disposable plastic tableware for sale in Givat Shaul, Jerusalem, October 27, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90/File)
January 1, 2023, 9:28 pm
In 1st move as minister, Smotrich orders taxes on plasticware, sugary drinks nixed
Move earns praise from Haredi MKs, who viewed previous government’s tax hike as targeting their community; ex-environmental protection minister says step ‘sends us back lightyears’
By ToI Staff
The muddy Ashalim stream flowing on June 30, 2017, after acidic water leaked from a fertilizer plant nearby. (Environment Protection Ministry)
December 15, 2022, 10:57 am
Fertilizer giant to pay NIS 110 million compensation for polluting Negev stream
Rotem Amfert Negev reaches agreement for record payout in class action suit headed by Parks Authority over massive leak that ravaged Nahal Ashalim in 2017
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Agriculture Ministry inspectors at a coop on Kibbutz Rosh Tsurim, where bird flu was discovered, on March 8, 2011. (Gershon Elinson / FLASH90)
November 22, 2022, 11:37 pm
Bird flu found in northern Israel, same strain as catastrophic 2021 outbreak
Turkeys in slaughterhouse near Beit She’an are first cases of avian influenza this winter; surrounding farms quarantined as authorities look to prevent spread to wild birds
By Sara Serfaty
Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian youth call for Jordan River rehabilitation, as part of joint activities organized by the not-for-profit EcoPeace organization. (Courtesy, EcoPeace)
November 17, 2022, 3:09 pm
Israel and Jordan pen agreement to clean up Jordan River
Countries pledge to reduce pollution by treating wastewater, connecting towns to sewage infrastructure, rehabilitating ecology, and creating tourism sites and jobs
By Sue Surkes
A brush fire near Barta'a in the Wadi Ara region amid a heatwave, July 17, 2019. (Screenshot: Twitter)
October 23, 2022, 6:34 pm
Cabinet orders ministries to prepare for climate change, again
Green groups criticize announcement as just words in run-up to elections and UN climate confab; similar decision in 2018 was never implemented
By Sue Surkes
Prime Minister Yair Lapid, aides and security personnel in New York on September 21 (Avi Ohayon / GPO)
September 21, 2022, 11:15 pm
Lapid to back two-state solution in UN address; is slammed by rivals and some allies
Prime minister slated to offer ‘hope and vision through strength’; right-wing ministers criticize intended remarks, while lawmakers from left support move and urge talks with Abbas
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
View of the water cooling tower at the Haifa oil refinery in Haifa, July 31, 2022. (Shir Torem/Flash90)
August 25, 2022, 2:36 pm
Industrial air pollution cost Israel NIS 12.5 billion in 2021
Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg lauds overall trend in reducing emissions, though suspected carcinogens increased by 1.5%; electric company biggest culprit
By ToI Staff
Members of the Eritrean and Ethiopian Christian Orthodox community from Tel Aviv participate in a baptismal ceremony in the waters of the Jordan River as part of the Orthodox Feast of the Epiphany at the Qasr al-Yahud baptismal site, near the West Bank town of Jericho January 19, 2018. (Oded Balilty/AP)
August 18, 2022, 11:10 am
Regional complications leave Jordan River rich in holiness, but poor in water
Efforts to rehabilitate valley conduit stymied as conservationists seek to reverse damage from years of conflict, resource abuse and pollution
By MARIAM FAM
An image of the coral reef in the Gulf of Eilat. (Dror Tzural/Environmental Protection Ministry)
August 3, 2022, 4:42 pm
‘Worrying’ Red Sea coral decay: Monitor warns of construction, rising water temps
Environmental Protection Ministry says reef has not recovered since storm in 2020, and has been further damaged; blames human activity in the Gulf of Eilat and climate change
By Michael Horovitz
Zehava Galon speaks at a launch event of the 'Mehazkim' movement in Tel Aviv on August 24, 2018. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
July 16, 2022, 12:25 am
Former Meretz chief Zehava Galon to launch fresh bid to lead party — report
According to Kan, the ex-chairwoman has been convinced by officials that her return to leadership could be key to the party’s survival
By ToI Staff
Outgoing Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg attends a discussion regarding violence in Arab society on May 23, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 15, 2022, 2:20 pm
MK Zandberg to take political time out, in latest resignation from left-wing Meretz
Former party chair commits to serving out term as environmental protection minister, but says she’s ready to depart political ‘wheel of fame’
By Michael Horovitz
(From left) Meretz's Yossi Beilin, Essawi Frej, Tamar Zandberg and Nitzan Horowitz at a memorial ceremony for assassinated prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv on November 4, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
July 8, 2022, 4:29 pm
Bennett torpedoes Zandberg’s bid to appoint ex-Meretz leader Beilin as parks chief
Alternate PM vetoes appointment of Oslo accords architect to lead Israel Nature and Parks Authority, after backlash from right
By Tobias Siegal
Regional Cooperation Minister Esawi Frej at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on July 14, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 5, 2022, 11:35 pm
Meretz minister says he won’t run in next election, urges party chair to step aside
Esawi Frej insists he’ll remain active in public service to strengthen left-wing bloc, Jewish-Arab partnership; argues that Horowitz failed leadership test
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israelis enjoy the beach in Tel Aviv on a hot summer day, on July 6, 2021. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 31, 2022, 6:19 pm
Heatwaves kill some 45 people in Israel every year, study finds
Those over age 70 most affected by sudden temperature jumps
By ToI Staff
Students stage pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protests at Ben-Gurion University in Beersheba on May 23, 2022. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
May 29, 2022, 4:50 pm
Coalition MKs granted free vote on banning Palestinian flag at state institutions
Bill sponsored by Likud MK is up for a vote on Wednesday, following controversy over display of Palestinian banner at Ben Gurion University
By ToI Staff
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