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Israel has become the first nation in the world to ban the sale of fur to the fashion industry.
The ban â contained in an amendment to an existing law was issued on Wednesday by Environmental Protection Minister Gila Gamliel.
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It goes into effect in six months.
Israel already has stringent laws in place that prohibit cruelty to animals, wild or not.
âThe fur industry causes the deaths of hundreds of millions of animals worldwide and inflicts indescribable cruelty and suffering,â Gamliel said in a statement.
âUsing the skin and fur of wildlife for the fashion industry is immoral and is certainly unnecessary,â she said.
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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.
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(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.
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This was stated by Israel’s Environmental Protection Minister Gila Gamliel.
“This pollution has people who are responsible for it and have to pay the price. Our nature is damaged, our animals are harmed, thanks to merciless environmental criminals,” Gamliel said.
Iran, according to the accusations, intentionally caused “the greatest environmental disaster in Israel’s history.”
Gamliel explained that, following a two-week investigation, the Environmental Protection Ministry found that the ship that leaked the crude oil, called the Emerald, was owned by a Libyan company and sailed from Iran to Syria.
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