Alon Tal

The writer is a veteran environmental activist and is a former member of the Knesset.

Family members and friends attend the funeral of Muhammed Hussein Tarabin, who was shot by a police officer several days ago, in the village of Tarabin, in the Negev, January 5, 2026

The Negev is Israel’s sovereignty test, and the clock is ticking - opinion

Female combat soldiers in the mixed-gender Caracal Battalion train in urban warfare.

As war continues, it's time to empower Israeli women - opinion

 A woman wrapped in an Israel flag stands outside the place where mayor of Amsterdam Femke Halsema attends a press conference following the violence targeting fans of an Israeli soccer team, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 8, 2024.

Israel and global Jewish communities need a new era of philanthropy - opinion


COP27 climate circus: Israel is not doing enough - opinion

Observations of an Israeli at the Sharm el-Sheikh COP27 climate summit.

  VIEW of a COP27 sign on the road leading to the conference area in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

As Rosh Hashanah marks the world's birthday, changes need to be made to better the planet - opinion

It is time to consider how to change course. This year, it needs to be a birthday celebration for the planet where we make some significant commitments.

 THE MELTING Sermeq glacier, located around 80 km. south of Nuuk, is photographed in this aerial over Greenland, last September. Since last Rosh Hashanah, Greenland has lost 250 billion tons of ice.

What is the environmental impact of Israel's natural gas exploration?

By prioritizing natural gas rather than renewables, Israel is essentially saying that we prefer the comfort and convenience of the present generation over our grandchildren's future.

 ABOARD THE largest gas rig in Israeli waters.

Why Blue and White is the logical choice for Anglo voters

Benny Gantz was personally involved in all of our lives.

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz is seen during the preliminary vote to dissolve the Knesset on December 2, 2020.

Racing toward disaster: Israel's unsustainable population bomb

There was a time when having a large family in Israel may have been a patriotic act.

An athlete runs with an Israeli flag during the fifth international Jerusalem Marathon, March 13, 2015.

Les magnifiques forêts d'Israel

Pessah est aussi la fête du printemps. L’occasion rêvée de redécouvrir l’histoire des fabuleuses forêts d’Israël. Et de se promener dans les bois…

Forêt typique du paysage israélien

Israel’s extraordinary forests

An excerpt from a new book on the country’s woodlands in honor of Tu Bishvat, the Jewish New Year for the Trees.

A view of the Jerusalem Forest from Yad Vashem.

Autopsie d'une fuite de pétrole

« Véritable récif de corail terrestre », la réserve naturelle d’Evrona est menacée par cinq millions de litres de pétrole brut, qui se sont déversés dans son sol

Autopsie d'une fuite de pétrole

The pathology of an oil spill

A ‘veritable terrestrial coral reef,’ the diversity of plant and wildlife in the Evrona Nature Reserve is threatened by five million liters of crude oil seeping into its soil

Pools of oil collect among the salt flats.

Natural-gas exports: A debate over values, not numbers

Approving massive exports of natural gas based on what we know about proven reserves today is poor public policy.

Tamar natural gas rig 370