Zafrir Rinat

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Israeli minister did not have approval to slash funding to environmental groups

3 weeks ago | haaretz.com | Zafrir Rinat

With some activists claiming that Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman was exacting political revenge on organizations that had criticized her policies, a Knesset committee learned she did not have the authority to cut funding Jun 4, 2025 12:57 am IDT Send in e-mailSend in e-mail Jun 4, 2025 12:57 am IDT The Environmental Protection Ministry's decision last week to slash all of funding to environmental organizations in Israel was made without authorization, it emerged at a Knesset...
A spring in the West Bank dries up: Palestinians pay the price, Jewish settlers don't

3 weeks ago | haaretz.com | Zafrir Rinat

The spring, which usually dries up once a decade during the month of July, has already dried up in early May.
Israeli ministry slashes all funding for environmental groups in 2025

4 weeks ago | haaretz.com | Zafrir Rinat

The Environmental Protection Ministry says the decision not to provide 11 million shekels in funding for green organizations this year is due to budgetary constraintsMay 29, 2025 11:30 pm IDTSend in e-mailSend in e-mail May 29, 2025 11:30 pm IDTThe Environmental Protection Ministry has informed environmental organizations that they will not receive their usual annual funding this year – totaling 11 million shekels (approximately $3.1 million).
State and settlers unite to deny Palestinians water in the Jordan Rift

2 months ago | haaretz.com | Zafrir Rinat

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What sparked the Palisades wildfires could devastate the Israeli city of Haifa next

2 months ago | haaretz.com | Zafrir Rinat

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As rainy season ends, Israel continues to suffer from record severe drought

Mar 5, 2025 | haaretz.com | Zafrir Rinat

February saw a significant rainfall shortage across Israel, continuing the widespread dryness that characterized January.
Two-thirds of Gaza's Fruit Trees and Majority of Greenhouses Were Damaged in the War, Study Finds

Feb 9, 2025 | haaretz.com | Zafrir Rinat

Analysis of satellite images taken between October 7, 2023 and September 2024 finds near-total damage to agricultural areas in northern Gaza, with three times more greenhouses were damaged than in 2014 Gaza warFeb 9, 2025 4:28 pm ISTSend in e-mailSend in e-mail Feb 9, 2025 4:28 pm ISTNearly 70 percent of fruit trees and nearly 60 percent of greenhouses in Gaza were damaged in the first year of the Israel-Hamas war, according to a new study published February.
This is Israel's driest winter in a century, officials say, matched only by 2009

Feb 2, 2025 | haaretz.com | Zafrir Rinat

Israel is grappling with its second-driest winter in a century, with negligible increases in water levels in key areas. Despite expected rainfall, Israel's Water Authority warns it won't offset the drought Feb 2, 2025 10:57 pm ISTSend in e-mailSend in e-mail Feb 2, 2025 10:57 pm ISTIsrael's winter of 2024 has been the country's driest of the past century, matched only by the winter of 2009, the Water Authority said on Sunday. SUBSCRIBESUBSCRIBECancel anytimeAlready signed up?
Israel Develops Combined Laser Beam to Chase Cranes Out of Hula Valley in Cooperation With Jewish National Fund

Dec 23, 2024 | haaretz.com | Zafrir Rinat

'No physical harm is caused to them': Tens of thousands of cranes stay in northern Israel's Hula Valley over the winter and cause serious damage to agricultural produce, prompting the Nature and Parks Authority to work with the JNF on finding a solutionDec 23, 2024 3:09 pm ISTSend in e-mailSend in e-mail Dec 23, 2024 3:09 pm ISTA new method has been developed for chasing cranes away from the Hula Valley: a combined laser beam.
Can honey make Palestinian and Jewish women stick together?

Oct 14, 2024 | haaretz.com | Zafrir Rinat

Jewish-Arab environmental initiatives could constitute a new civic front in the times of warOct 15, 2024 2:10 pm IDTSend in e-mailSend in e-mail Oct 15, 2024 2:10 pm IDTOver the last year, one way to face the harsh reality of Israeli society was to strengthen cooperation strategies between Jewish and Arab citizens. Several such initiatives in the field of nature preservation and environment merit praise and support.