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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.