Israeli NGOs Say Oil Spill A 'Wake-Up' Call For Better Sea Conservation
By Viva Sarah Press, NoCamels March 11, 2021 7 minutes Environment News A clump of tar on a beach in Israel following the February 2021 oil spill. Photo: Rachel Pardo Environmental groups in Israel are warning that a massive oil spill last month is a trailer of what’s to come if government plans for an oil pipeline deal set for the Red Sea port of Eilat materialize. The spill has continued to wash up clumps of tar along over 90 percent of the country’s 195-kilometer Mediterranean coastline, devastating beaches, killing wildlife, and reaching as far up as neighboring Lebanon. “This i...
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