Environmental Lessons and Implications of the Gaza War

From possible hydrological contamination caused by tunnel flooding to deforestation caused by indiscriminate shelling, the environmental implications of the War in Gaza have played only a secondary role in public awareness of the conflict. Nonetheless, there may be long-lasting ecological implications to the present military activities which need to be considered. As attention turns to “the day after,” this panel of leading experts consider the challenge of sustainable restoration and preserving environmental quality for the future of Gazans and residents of the region.
Featuring:
Dorit Banet, Co-founder of the Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy Initiative
Galit Cohen, Director of the Program on Climate Change at the Israel Institute for National Security
Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed, Director of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies
Victor Weiss, Director of Sustainability, Israel National Security Council
With an introduction by Larry Diamond, Mosbacher Senior Fellow in Global Democracy at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and Alon Tal, Visiting Fellow in Israel Studies.