Get email notification for articles from Zafrir Rinat Follow Jul. 15, 2021 1:50 AM The new cabinet is promoting plans destructive to the environment that were set in motion by previous governments, a coalition of Israel’s major green groups said Wednesday. The groups made the statement at a conference following the government's decision to extend the life of a committee that approves construction plans in open areas, and after the presentation of a plan that would curb the authority of the Environmental Protection Ministry. The organizations also criticized the government for not canceling an agreement with the Trans-Israel Pipeline to use the pipeline to channel oil from the Persian Gulf through Israel.