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The hunt for the red lionfish — a beautiful and dangerous invader - Aviv Lavie
Somewhere off Israel’s coast, most likely near a rock or reef, a lionfish is swimming at this very moment, unaware that a bounty has been placed on its head. From Monday, June 1, thousands of Israelis with sport-fishing licenses were given the green light to hunt red lionfish, a strikingly beautiful fish but also a professional troublemaker, that is responsible for forging a coalition unlike any seen in Israel before.
The hunt for the red lionfish — a beautiful and dangerous invader
Your browser does not support the video tag. A lionfish swims over a coral reef (Ahmad Umam/vecteezy.com) A lionfish swims over a coral reef (Ahmad Umam/vecteezy.com) Somewhere off Israel’s coast, most likely near a rock or reef, a lionfish is swimming at this very moment, unaware that a bounty has been placed on its head.
Haifa’s war on wild boars drops off the grid, as key oversight quietly disappears
Wild boars gather in a residential area in the northern Israeli city of Haifa on December 5, 2019 (MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP) Wild boars gather in a residential area in the northern Israeli city of Haifa on December 5, 2019 (MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP) Last month, tempers flared in Haifa’s Western Carmel neighborhood. As reported by Channel 12 News, gunshots rang out across the area.
Haifa’s war on wild boars drops off the grid, as key oversight quietly disappears
Last month, tempers flared in Haifa’s Western Carmel neighborhood. As reported by Channel 12 News, gunshots rang out across the area. One resident, hearing animal cries outside her home, stepped into her yard to find a row of wild boars lying in pools of blood. One of the carcasses was quickly taken away; the others remained until neighbors called the municipal hotline.
Green in the valley: Israel’s abandoned fishponds are turning into a solar goldmine
Even when there’s less-than-perfect visibility, the view from the eastern slope of Mount Gilboa is breathtaking. From the foot of the mountain to the Jordan River stretches a rural landscape of kibbutzim, villages, agricultural plots, and bodies of water. A lot of water. Not for nothing is the area’s regional council called Emek HaMaayanot, Hebrew for the Valley of Springs.
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Israel’s government is also at war with the environment
The heads of the “Heschel Center for Sustainability” never imagined Education Minister Yoav Kisch would go this far. The center, which in many ways serves as the brain and key knowledge hub of Israel’s environmental movement, has specialized for years in running programs and workshops on environmental and climate issues for various sectors of Israeli society. Among those sectors, sometimes – though not often enough – are journalists.
‘Blood Moon’ to rise Sunday night in Asia, including Israel, during total lunar eclipse - Aviv Lavie
Documentary about Gazan girl’s desperate last moments gets 2nd place at Venice Festival - Aviv Lavie
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Head out to nature, or stay near a bomb shelter? The Israeli Sukkot dilemma
Just before Rosh Hashanah, it became clear: for this holiday, we have to get out into nature. We need a break from the war, from work, and from the city — and that break needs to be green, and offer direct contact with the earth, trees, water, and sky. When I presented my plan to the family — a day’s hike in the Carmel Mountains — I was met with skepticism and reservations.
How Israel worked to renew Gaza's water supply amid the war, with help from locals
Despite ministers’ early bravado and international accusations, Jerusalem went to great lengths to fix enclave’s ‘screwed-up’ infrastructure after October 7 damage, say officials From the moment war broke out in the Gaza Strip last October, it was clear that water supply to the Palestinian population was a particularly sensitive issue. Even before October 7, the Gaza water network was in a fragile state, and the population suffered from chronic shortages of potable water.
How Israel worked to renew Gaza’s water supply amid the war, with help from locals - Aviv Lavie
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Wreckage of Sderot police station destroyed on Oct. 7 found dumped in nature reserve
Order was given to demolish police station after it was overrun by terrorists; police equipment found abandoned in wilderness as part of growing wave of construction waste crimes The Sderot police station, overrun on October 7 by Hamas terrorists who killed 35 officers and civilians there, has suffered yet another sad ending.
Wreckage of Sderot police station destroyed on Oct. 7 found dumped in nature reserve - Aviv Lavie
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Les décombres du commissariat de police de Sderot, détruit le 7 octobre, abandonnés dans une réserve naturelle
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As liberal cities expand Shabbat bus service, head-on crash with coalition may loom Original
The 233 passengers who boarded bus 716 in Ness Ziona one weekend in July were just heading to Tel Aviv to hang out, but along the way, they made a little bit of history. Until recently, those in the city of 51,000 who rely on public transportation might as well have been on another planet from Tel Aviv between sundown Friday night and Saturday night.
Winter carved country into two regions: Above-average rain, and drought
This winter’s rainfall split Israel into two separate entities, with one receiving average or higher rain, and the other experiencing severe drought, figures show. An imaginary boundary ran east-west across the Beit Kama Junction, located more or less equidistant between the southern cities of Kiryat Gat and Beersheba.
Israel-UAE peace key to averting global climate disaster -- Tel Aviv U. scholar
“Believe it or not, this is an optimistic book,” Prof. Dan Rabinowitz says with a smile. He’s holding up a virtual copy of his newest book, released this month by Stanford University Press. But how a book on climate change and Middle East oil barons called “The Power of Deserts” could possibly be optimistic is a story unto itself.
Comment Israël a rétabli l'approvisionnement en eau à Gaza, avec l'aide des habitants
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In first pilot of its kind, Israeli dairy won't separate calves from mothers
The Yotvata dairy farm in southern Israel is launching the first pilot project of its kind in an industrial cowshed in Israel — and will not separate female calves from their mothers right after birth. The project will be run at a relatively new cowshed at Moshav Idan in the southern Israeli Arava desert, according to Zman Israel, the Times of Israel’s Hebrew language sister site.
Israeli Homeowners Are Ready To Storm The Solar Frontier | Technology News
This article was first published by The Times of Israel and is re-posted with permission. If there is one thing Israel has in abundance, it’s sunlight. This was not lost on the country’s founders, who laid the groundwork for solar energy use soon after the Jewish state was founded in 1948. But seven decades later, Israel is lagging behind other Western countries with respect to making the most out of this powerful, renewable resource.
Israeli homeowners are ready to storm the solar frontier
If there is one thing Israel has in abundance, it’s sunlight. This was not lost on the country’s founders, who laid the groundwork for solar energy use soon after the Jewish state was founded in 1948. But seven decades later, Israel is lagging behind other Western countries with respect to making the most out of this powerful, renewable resource.
Rabbis join call to cut single-use plastic, starting with religious holidays
Thirty religious Zionist rabbis have signed a letter calling on Israelis to reduce their use of disposable plastic items as much as possible, beginning with the upcoming religious holidays, which start Sunday evening. The letter — the brainchild of a 27-year-old student at Ben-Gurion University in southern Israel — notes that Israel is a world leader in the consumption of single-use plastic and that 90 percent of beach trash is made of plastic.
Israel, Palestinians eye smooth waters with historic cooperation on sewage
While Mideast peace may seem further away than ever, senior officials in the water and environment sector have recently been gushing with surprising optimism. Just as Israel’s relations with the Palestinian Authority seem to be sinking lower and US President Donald Trump’s “deal of the century” is deepening the rift, it looks like the greatest sewage hazard between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, neglected for many years due to the conflict, is nearing a historic solution.
The chemical refineries in Haifa: One leak too many?
Although no one was injured, the gas leak that was discovered over the weekend outside of Haifa’s industrial zone is an incident that, with the passage of time, could turn out to have significant implications. The first reason for this is that Haifa has new leadership with a new style. On Saturday, Mayor Einat Kalisch-Rotem quickly announced a zero-tolerance policy on industrial mishaps: Either be good neighbors, she said, or don’t be here.
Israeli media spreads fake Hamas video claiming to show deadly missile strike
A Hamas video that falsely claimed to show an anti-tank missile attack on an Israeli vehicle near Gaza on Sunday was widely circulated by Hebrew-language media, though the footage contained elements that were clearly not taken during this week’s flareup of violence.
Le grand air ou la proximité d’un abri anti-aérien ? Le dilemme de Souccot en Israël
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