Former Israeli parliamentarian urges audience to keep up the fight against climate change 

Haaretz Climate Change Conference | Dov Khenin, former Knesset member and chair of the Israeli Climate Forum, warned against underestimating the danger the Trump administration poses to the movement against global warming. Yet, Khenin believes preserving hope is crucial to the effortSpeaking at this year’s Haaretz’s Israel Climate Change Conference on Tuesday, Dr. Dov Khenin, chair of the Israeli Climate Forum, examined the role environmental issues played in U.S. President Donald Trump’s resounding win against Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. According to Khenin, American indifference to the current crisis ultimately worked in Trump’s favor. “Climate change is ever present in America’s reality,” he said, “and yet, it was barely acknowledged in the run-up to the election.”