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Israel should join European countries in banning the herbicide glyphosate. In Israel, there is widespread use of herbicides in agriculture and urban landscaping. Glyphosate is often applied to wheat, banana, avocado, watermelon, melon, grapes and other agricultural produce. Municipalities often use Roundup and other pesticide products that contain glyphosate to maintain landscaping in parks, gardens,…

The Minister of Health in 2012 approved drinking water regulations, after years of delay, thanks to Adam Teva V’Din’s legal action in 2008, and public pressure. Thus the recommendations of the Adin Committee are now adopted, and all Israelis will benefit from safer drinking water.    

In 2008, the Knesset approved Israel’s first comprehensive Clean Air Law, a bill initiated by Adam Teva V’Din and later adopted as a government bill. The law sets goals for reducing air pollution and imposes restrictions on pollutant emissions from industry, power plants and transportation, and requires the implementation of a National Air Quality Strategy…