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Police detain protesters at a rally against police violence following the death of 19-year-old Solomon Tekah in Tel Aviv, July 3, 2019. (Neuberg/Flash90)
July 12, 2019, 9:36 am
Public Defender: Cops don’t properly probe complaints about own violent conduct
As Ethiopian-Israelis insist police internal investigations unit should play no part in examining fatal shooting of Solomon Tekah, a new report underlines the cause for concern
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative photo of jellyfish. (Richard Kim/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0)
July 11, 2019, 10:28 pm
Want to avoid jellyfish? There’s a website for that
Meduzot B’Am is part of a new citizen science project to help researchers map, track and study the marine creatures and improve their public image
By Sue Surkes
A Boswellia tree growing on Socotra island, Yemen, znm, IStock photos from Getty Images
July 8, 2019, 11:36 am
Frankincense production ‘could halve in 20 years’ because trees over-exploited
Research warns that future of aromatic resin, once used in Temple incense, is in danger due to collapse of Boswellia tree populations from which sap is collected
By Sue Surkes
Entrance to the Shalom train station in central Tel Aviv, September 21, 2016. (Miriam ALster/FLASH90)
June 30, 2019, 5:15 pm
Pollution levels in railway stations still way above legal limits – report
Excessive pollution recorded most days at stations in Tel Aviv, Bat Yam; Technion researcher says most dangerous place to sit on a diesel train is in carriage behind engine
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: An aerial view of the solar field at Kibbutz Ketura, which provides one-third of the daytime electricity for the city of Eilat. (Courtesy)
June 26, 2019, 8:06 pm
Huawei enters Israel’s solar power market, hours after quitting US
As Chinese telecom giant announces new move, deputy US energy secretary, in Israel, warns that data collected off solar panels could be used by Chinese ‘for other things’
By Sue Surkes and Shoshanna Solomon
Under government plans to meet population growth with denser residential building in urban areas, tall apartment buildings like these in north Tel Aviv, photographed in December 2, 2016, will change the skyline of many cities. (Gili Yaari /Flash90)
June 26, 2019, 11:10 am
With its population set to double in 30 years, how will Israel cope?
The government plans to build 1.5 million new homes by 2040, mostly in the crowded center, but critics say housing without infrastructure won’t work, call to develop Negev, Galilee
By Sue Surkes
A cow on a live transport ship lying in filth because extra sawdust could not cope with the hot and humid conditions on board. (From a presentation by Agriculture Ministry veterinarian inspector Dr Lauren Stein at a closed conference held in Europe in mid-June, published by Animals formerly Anonymous for Animal Rights) on June 24, 2019.
June 24, 2019, 5:08 pm
In first, Agriculture Ministry admits to cruel conditions on animal transports
Veterinary inspector says ‘common problems’ include injury and suffocation from overcrowding, high temperatures, poor ventilation
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative photo of a snake eagle chick. (Liad Cohen, Nature and Parks Authority)
June 22, 2019, 1:35 am
Snake eagle chick saved from fire thanks to IDF conservation program
Nature Defense Force, launched five years ago, maps important nesting sites in firing-range areas to protect trees from brush fires
By Sue Surkes
A snake confiscated by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority during a crackdown on the illegal trade in reptiles, June 17, 2019. (Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
June 18, 2019, 1:39 am
Israel nabs smuggled reptiles, including rare boa constrictors, turtles
Israel Nature and Parks Authority joins Interpol, Europol and more than 20 nations in major clampdown on illegal smuggling and keeping of reptiles
By Sue Surkes
Petra Hotel in Jerusalem. (DiggerDina, Wikipedia)
June 12, 2019, 1:33 am
Supreme Court rules for Jewish group in battle over Old City church leases
Ruling ends 14-year legal battle by Greek Orthodox Church to overturn lease of 3 properties near Jaffa Gate to settler group; archbishop calls decision ‘illegal and illegitimate’
By Sue Surkes
A cow carcass washes up to the shore of the Jaffa dog beach on June 9, 2019. (Screen capture/YouTube)
June 9, 2019, 7:58 pm
For second time in a week, cow carcass washes up on Tel Aviv area beach
Onlookers in Jaffa say they first thought calf was a human being and rushed to move it to shore before realizing it was a long-dead animal
By TOI staff and Sue Surkes
Arnon Milchan poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Widows' showing as part of the opening gala of the BFI London Film Festival in London, October 10, 2018. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
June 7, 2019, 4:19 am
Mogul tells police he felt ‘disgusted’ by Netanyahus’ gift requests — report
In new leaks to Israeli TV of testimony, Hollywood producer Milchan says Netanyahus never gave him presents in return for his cigars and champagne; PM’s office denies report
By Sue Surkes and TOI staff
A vervet monkey that escaped from a farm in southern Lebanon, crossed the border into Israel and evaded capture for two weeks, was finally tempted into a cage with food, June 6, 2019. (YouTube screenshot)
June 6, 2019, 11:26 pm
Lebanese monkey nabbed after 2-week chase in northern Israel
Experts from Yodfat Monkey Forest finally manage to tempt vervet into cage with food after he was spotted in villages and towns around northern Israel but evaded capture
By Sue Surkes
Swarms of grasshoppers in Moshav Alonei Habashan in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, June 4, 2019. (Kan screenshot)
June 5, 2019, 6:58 pm
Grasshoppers swarm into Israel from Syria
Unusually large numbers decimate vegetables in Moshav Alonei Habashan on Golan Heights, lay hundreds of thousands of eggs in soil
By Sue Surkes
The rotting carcass of a cow, possibly thrown overboard from a ship carrying live animals to Israel for fattening and slaughter, washed up onto a beach in Tel Aviv, June 1, 2019. (Or Keren)
June 2, 2019, 9:08 am
Cow carcass washes up on Tel Aviv beach, horrifying bathers
Environmental group says cow possibly thrown overboard from ship carrying live animals to Israel for slaughter
By Sue Surkes
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