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Israel declares most beaches restored following massive oil spill

Israel declares most beaches restored following massive oil spill Israel declares most beaches restored following massive oil spill Eighty-two percent of the country’s 101 official beaches have been returned to usable condition, says Israel’s Environmental Protection ministry. By Dan Lavie Spread the word. (March 17, 2021 / Israel Hayom) Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry on Wednesday announced the lifting of the state of emergency declared last month due to a massive oil spill off the country’s Mediterranean coast. Intensive clean-up efforts have restored 82 percent of the country’s 101 official beaches to usable condition, the ministry said in a statement. Sixty-one percent of all beaches, both official and unofficial, are clean or lightly polluted, 36 percent suffer from low- to mid-level pollution and only 3 percent are “significantly” polluted, according to the ministry.

$600M Worth of Food To Be Thrown Away in Israel During Passover

$600M Worth of Food To Be Thrown Away in Israel During Passover Daniel Sonnenfeld 03/17/2021 Average household to spend more than $770 on meals during the weeklong holiday; 13% will go to waste Israelis will spend an estimated $2.3 billion on food over Passover. Of this, some $600 million worth, or 240,000 tons, of food will be thrown away, the majority from private homes. “Think before you buy; it will save you money and help avoid food waste,” Leket Israel − The National Food Bank, says. The weeklong holiday kicks off with the Seder celebration on Saturday night, and with it comes a series of family visits and large communal meals. However, Passover features an additional phenomenon: increased food waste.

Marine monitor urges Israel to step up surveillance or risk more oil spill woes

Sue Surkes is The Times of Israel s environment reporter. A satellite image of Israel and Gaza s southern Mediterranean coast taken by the EU s Sentinel 1 on February 12, 2021. (screen capture) The head of the company that helped Israel pinpoint a vessel it says is responsible for spilling oil that wound up polluting the country’s beaches is calling on Jerusalem to significantly bolster its monitoring capabilities, or risk being stricken again. “Until Israel, like every other country that respects its oceans, has the ability to monitor daily for oil spills and to find the perpetrators, this can happen again and again. It’s a decision away,” said Ami Daniel, co-founder and CEO of Tel Aviv-based marine intelligence firm Windward.

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