Articles by Rachel Bergstein
The Templar palace ruins in Akko (Acre), one of the sites where a geo-archaeological study was carried out. New research finds that short-term rising and falling of sea levels may not say much about global …
The current border wall between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. According to experts, a new underground wall will cause serious damage to Gaza’s Coastal Aquifer.
The Coastal Aquifer, the main freshwater resource for Palestinians living in …
Green Prophet reported awhile back on the Dinah Project, an Israeli-based site that, among other things, gives women tips on how to “green” their sex lives.
Today, Sisters, a five year-old, woman-owned, woman-run chain of Tel …
On a recent trip to Istanbul, Turkey I found myself in a tree-hugger’s wonderland amidst the bustling labyrinth of the Grand Bazaar.
In the heart of this Middle Eastern market, Abdulla Natural Products boasts a wide …
In Israel, kibbutzim (once-socialist agricultural collectives) have risen as a hotbed of environmental activity. Green Prophet has covered Kibbutz Ein Shemer, which holds environmental education seminars in their state-of-the-art greenhouse, and Kibbutz Lotan, which hosts …
This past weekend I traveled to historic Madaba, Jordan at the first Middle East Green Bloggers Conference. Among this inspiring collection of environmental writers, professionals, and activists, I’ve just met a trio of Jordanian young …
Last night, Israel’s NGO delegation to the Copenhagen climate talks kicked off a week of activism with a very special Channukah candle-lighting.
Delegates gathered in City Hall Square of the city to publicly light the Channukah …
The prospects of solar energy are heating up in Palestine. Rachel reports on a new solar thermal plant at Beit Jala school.
The Talitha Kumi school in Beit Jala, Palestine just became home to Palestine’s …
Israel’s been dragging its feet over the proposed drought tax.
It’s been a pretty tumultuous month for water politics in Israel. After more than five years of abnormally low rainfall, as well as decades of …
A report published Sunday by the Israeli human rights group B’tselem, titled, “Foul Play: Neglect of Wastweater Treatment in the West Bank” found untreated wastewater to be a major source of pollution in the West …
