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Losing no time, green groups urge new government to stop dangerous oil deal

Losing no time, green groups urge new government to stop dangerous oil deal
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Green groups ask High Court to halt secret UAE oil deal signed by state company

Sue Surkes is The Times of Israel s environment reporter. An oil tanker docked at the Europe Asia Pipeline Company s port, close to the coral reef nature reserve of Eilat in southern Israel. (Society for the Protection of Nature) A secretive deal with environmental, health, economic and social implications for Israel, signed by a state company to channel Gulf oil through the country on its way to European markets, should be declared invalid because it was neither discussed nor approved by the government, nor was it opened for consultation with experts and the public, a High Court petition submitted Tuesday charged.

Ahead of Earth Day, leading green group sets out its 10 priorities for Israel

Ahead of Earth Day, leading green group sets out its 10 priorities for Israel
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Satellite images of oil slicks off coast show recent spill far from a one-off

Sue Surkes is The Times of Israel s environment reporter. Satellite image from February 13, 2021, of a 26.4 kilometer(16.4 mile) long oil spill about 10 km (six miles) from Hadera in northern Israel. The environmental organization Greenpeace on Sunday published images from the European Sentinel satellite showing 12 apparent oil slicks at various distances from Israel’s shores in the days before a storm washed tons of tar onto 160 kilometers (99 miles) of Israel’s coastline. The findings suggest that oil leaks or dumping are relatively common in the region, as they are throughout the world. Oil spills can take place wherever oil is drilled, transported or used, and can be caused by anything from accidents during refueling to breaks in pipelines, discharges from oil wells, or mistakes during drilling. Oil can also be dumped overboard, for example, if is starting to harden, although this is illegal.

UAE: Jordanian Convicted for Criticizing Jordan on Facebook

Unfair Trial on Vague Charge of ‘Acts Against a Foreign State’ Ahmed Etoum, Jordanian resident of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). © Private (Beirut) – The decision of a United Arab Emirates (UAE) court to sentence a Jordanian resident of the UAE to 10 years in prison in October 2020 was based entirely on peaceful Facebook posts criticizing Jordan’s government, Human Rights Watch said today. The court convicted him of using Facebook to commit “acts against a foreign state” that could “damage political relations” with that state and “endanger national security” inside the UAE, based solely on his peaceful criticism of the Jordanian royal family and government.

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