Ecology

Regarding the rest of the country's beaches, the statement said that cleaning operations are still underway, and that the public should beware of going to polluted beaches.

The practice of turning off tracking systems is commonly done by Iranian vessels to avoid detection for violating the trade embargo with Syria.

The ability of a ship to purposely dump oil so that, two weeks later, it harms a country’s coastline appears very complex.

Eco Bible is the first of a two-volume work (a second book, with commentaries on Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy will be published in the future).

The country's northern beaches have proved harder to clean, due to their rockier terrain, which tar more easily clings to than sand.

President Reuven Rivlin, who also thanked the volunteers, said: “Now is the time for an urgent national plan before we face an unprecedented ecological disaster.”

The cleaning of the tar is done using special oils. It is a lengthy process that requires patience and an especially gentle hand.

Israel's litterbugs testified that the reason they littered was "not seeing a trash can nearby," or "not noticing" that they had done so, though they believe others likely do it "just for fun."

The city is expected to replace the lights currently being used at Chords Bridge as well as street lights in Rehavia, Kiryat Hayovel and other neighborhoods with LED lights.

Once tens of thousands of trees are cut down, natural springs are dried up and an ecological system is destroyed, there will be no turning back.