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The GZA 2015 platform for the 37th World Zionist Congress
AIR QUALITY Reduce air pollution by adopting strict vehicle-emissions standards and strict industrial air-quality standards. Improve use of public transit.
ANIMAL RIGHTS Address Israel’s stray-animal situation through education and spade and neuter programs.
BEST PRACTICES Support Israel’s environmental movement.
CARBON NEUTRALITY Plan a carbon-neutral future for Israel.
DIASPORA RELATIONS Promote better relations between Israelis and Jews in the Diaspora through green educational and entrepreneurial projects.
EDUCATION Integrate ecological education into curricula in Israel and the Diaspora. Foster interreligious and intercultural dialogue on ecological issues.
FOOD JUSTICE Invest in organic agriculture. Encourage diets that are less meat-intensive. Reduce food waste. Improve access to affordable, fresh, nutritious and culturally appropriate food in underserved communities. Utilize more environmentally friendly farming practices. Support community gardens.
GREEN ENERGY Foster transformation of Israel’s energy economy to clean, renewable energy.
PEACE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE Recognize the intrinsic value of all Israelis, and ensure fair and equitable treatment for all Israelis, including Israeli Arabs, Israeli Bedouin, and those in geographic peripheries and inner cities. Work collaboratively with Israel’s neighbors to solve environmental issues. Support intergovernmental initiatives and collaborations as they are essential to solving regional environmental and social concerns. Support a negotiated and equitable two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
RECYCLING Improve waste management through broader recycling and composting programs.
SHMITA Develop a seven-year green plan for Israel. Incorporate shmita into educational projects. Institute a debt-forgiveness regimen. Restore equitability to Israel’s socioeconomic structure.
START-UP NATION Pursue and encourage new environmental ideas and technologies.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Build smart and green when building. Preserve and restore open spaces, natural ecosystems and threatened species. Recognize and respect Israel's diverse population.
WATER CONSERVATION Reduce stress on Israel’s lakes, rivers and aquifers, and lower demand for energy-intensive desalinized water.
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"Song represents the concept that people understand the harmony of creation. Nature is always 'singing,' because, from the tiniest microorganism to the mightiest galaxy, everything acts and interacts as God intended it to. This is song. It is the most awesome symphony conceivable, because it consists of an infinite number of players uniting in playing the Divine score. But man seldom sees this harmony."
- from The Complete ArtScroll Machzor, by Rabbi Nosson Scherman
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Israel's largest single source of fresh water is the Mountain Aquifer, much of which runs under the West Bank.
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