Screen capture from video of marine biologist Shimrit Perkol-Finkel. (YouTube)
An esteemed marine biologist who pioneered an innovative solution for eco-friendly seawalls was killed in Tel Aviv on Sunday while riding an electric scooter.
Dr. Shimrit Perkol-Finkel, 45, was riding down Hamasger Street when she was struck by a passing truck. The driver, a 30-year-old resident of Tira, was called in for questioning by the police. She is survived by her husband and three children.
Her husband, Kobi Perkol-Finkel, speaking Monday, said that “Shimrit pushed for a change in worldview.”
“Israel was too small for her, most of the business she did was abroad,” he told the Ynet news site. “Her concept was that what went into the water should be green and help the sea. Shimrit wanted to contribute, help and change.”
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Buildings under construction in Mishor Adumim, an Israeli industrial zone adjacent to the settlement of Ma ale Adumim, in the West Bank, east of Jerusalem, on June 16, 2020. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed Sunday to review controversial plans for a waste to energy incinerator in the West Bank settlement of Ma’aleh Adumim, near Jerusalem, after a meeting requested by the city’s mayor, Benny Kashriel.
Netanyahu ordered the establishment of an inter-ministerial committee, to be headed by Prime Minister’s Office Secretary Tzachi Braverman, and to include representatives from the ministries of finance, health and environmental protection, as well as from the Ma’ale Adumim local council and the Binyamin Regional Council.