Chemicals

Ben-Gvir to conduct security assessment after death of toddlers at Jerusalem kindergarten

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir will hold a security assessment with police and fire officials following the incident at a Jerusalem kindergarten.

JANUARY 19, 2026|ByKESHET NEEV, SHIR PERETS, AARON REICH

Emergency services respond to a suspected carbon monoxide leak at a kindergarten in Romema, Jerusalem, January 19, 2026.

Demonstrators hold signs as hundreds of Tunisians march through the capital Tunis to protest a severe environmental crisis caused by pollution from a state chemical plant in Gabes, in Tunisia, October 25, 2025

Hundreds protest in Tunisia’s capital over worsening pollution crisis

Residents of Gabes have reported rising rates of respiratory illnesses, osteoporosis and cancer, which they blame on toxic gases from the state chemical group’s phosphate plants.

OCTOBER 25, 2025|ByREUTERS

Physicist Warns: 'Forever Chemicals' Detected in Feminine Hygiene Items

Graham Peaslee explains these chemicals pose risks to wearers and persist in the environment.

JULY 25, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Police use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators blocking the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, during a protest calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip and against the Israeli government, March 30, 2024; illustrative.

Knesset investigation reveals health risks of water cannons, skunk spray used during protests

The Israel Medical Association (IMA) has also previously warned about similar health risks.

JUNE 30, 2025|ByEFRAT FORSHER

There is no Planet B

The government and NGOs are trying to win a war against pollutants in our environment, but Israel still has a long way to go.

JANUARY 3, 2018ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

After 'Sea of Plastic' found in Caribbean, one Israeli firm is off to the rescue

Kibbutz-based Infimer seeks to alleviate $40 billion-a-year cost of plastics pollution.

NOVEMBER 6, 2017ByMAX SCHINDLER