Knesset committees reach 11th hour deals to ease installation of solar panels, while Energy Ministry launches program to make local authorities more energy efficient

Animals still need to be fed and cared for, sanctuaries tell Knesset Committee, which also hears that animal abuse cases get lost in labyrinth of bureaucracy

Plastic Bag Law, passed in March 2016, included fine scale, but could not be implemented until accompanying regulations were approved

US expert researching company's global record finds dozens of cases of litigation; Energy Ministry: 'We don't act on 'gossip,' we rely on US Energy Ministry support for Chevron

Participants in Internal Affairs and Environment Committee meeting clear area after chair MK Haimovich notes strong smell of smoke

Activists call for Niso Guetta be kept away from demonstrators, as more officers reportedly are probed for alleged violence during Saturday protest in Jerusalem; new video emerges

Despite clear links between rising heat, water shortages and conflict, Israel still sees global warming as narrow environmental concern, doing little to prepare

Community says in recent years Interior Ministry downgraded status of many to mere permanent residency, citing registration errors -- removing right to vote, ability to travel

In its first ever debate on issue, committee told of dreadful breeding conditions, lack of data and enforcement; thousands of abandoned animals put to sleep

Committee chair rebukes police for not sending representative involved in practice; demonstrators to picket police minister's home Tuesday evening