Posts Tagged: Israel oil spill
Mayo to Med: Israel Returns Sea Turtles After Tar Cleanup
A handful of endangered sea turtles have been returned to Israel's Mediterranean waters after surviving an oil spill that required they undergo weeks of cleaning,...
Israel Declares Most Beaches Restored Following Massive Oil Spill
JNS.org - Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry on Wednesday announced the lifting of the state of emergency declared last month due to a massive oil spill off...
Israel Says Tanker Owned by Syrian Family Caused Oil Spill
i24 News - The owners of the Emerald, the tanker believed to have spilled massive amounts of oil off the Israeli coast in February, have...
Israel’s Environment Minister: Massive Oil Spill Was ‘Environmental Terrorism’ by Ship Sailing From Iran
A massive oil spill off Israel’s coast last month that severely polluted its beaches was “environmental terrorism” committed by a Libyan ship sailing from Iran,...
Israel Rules Out Greek Tanker as Suspect in Mediterranean Oil Spill
JNS.org - The Greek tanker Minerva Helen was not the source of the tons of toxic tar that washed up on Israel’s shores last weekend, Israel’s Environmental Protection...
Israeli Government Allocates $13.8 Million to Oil Spill Cleanup
JNS.org - Israel’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved the allocation of 45 million shekels ($13.8 million) to help deal with a massive oil spill that has...
Israeli Court Puts Gag Order on Oil-Spill Investigation
JNS.org - In a surprise move, a Haifa court on Monday imposed a seven-day gag order on the ongoing investigation into the massive oil spill...
After Massive Oil Spill Pollutes Beaches, Israel Looks for Culprit and Calls for Switch to Natural Gas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Sunday for ships sailing the Mediterranean to switch to natural gas as fuel, after a massive Feb. 11...
Oil Spill Heightens Sense of Urgency at Israeli Conference on Green Energy
JNS.org - The worst oil spill in Israel's history was the unplanned backdrop for a recent international conference on green energy held in Eilat,...
