Tel Aviv Museum of Art was packed with thousands of Israelis, eager to participate in a climate march.
Organized by several Israeli environmental groups, this march has been conducted every year since 2015. The first year it was held, only 500 people showed up. Last year, organizers reported 10,000 participants. And this year? A whopping 15,000!
People call it the most important, urgent, and largest march held in Israel.
According to Green Course CEO Elad Hochman, one of the greatest achievements of the march was having (then) prime minister Naftali Bennet declare net zero emissions by the year 2050.
This year, they're having the march before elections, by design, to show politicians the importance of this topic to the Israeli electorate.
Marchers feel that Israeli politicians see environmental issues as being less pressing than security.
But the truth is that 44% of Israelis see the environment as their main issue when it comes to voting.
Some politicians even showed up to participate in the march.
Environmental marches have become quite commonplace in the world, with some activists readily engaging in destruction, in order to make their point.
In Israel, marchers are quick to point out that their goal is disruption, NOT destruction.
Read more about it here.
Off to plant a little garden of my own, till next time!
J
