Adv. Ruth Dagan, this week. 'The United States can allow itself to be an exception on this matter; Israel less so.'

Adv. Ruth Dagan, this week. ‘The United States can allow itself to be an exception on this matter; Israel less so.’ Credit: Moti Milrod

Adv. Ruth Dagan, a former legal adviser to the UN climate convention, is one of the few Israelis deeply familiar with the environmental framework Israel is considering leaving. She warns that such a move could severely damage the economy and Israel’s international standing, putting the country on a collision course with the OECD, the EU, and Norway’s sovereign wealth fund

Nir Hasson06:46 PM • January 27 2026 IST

Adv. Ruth Dagan is one of the few Israelis thoroughly familiar with the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the international agreements derived from it, and the real implications of withdrawing from the entire framework.

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