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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well, you forgot to mention the gas and oil field that UK companies and Shell would love to have access to.

With gas coming from Russia is not a sustainable option, this gas field is what they really want.

"Energy Ministry says a total of 12 licenses have been given to six companies, four of which are new players in the exploration of natural gas off the country's Mediterranean coast"

This happens last week.

Literally last week October 27.

Is it fake news? Well the one reported this is "Times of Israel" https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-ongoing-war-bp-and-eni-among-firms-awarded-gas-exploration-licenses-in-israel/

How much money in there? UN published a report in 2021 June estimated value for the last 10 years to be around 400 billion.

More details from the UN website: https://unctad.org/publication/economic-costs-israeli-occupation-palestinian-people-unrealized-oil-and-natural-gas

This is not "Isreal vs Hamas" or "Jews vs Muslims" or as some would love to say is a "historical religious war"

This is US and UK companies vs indigenous people masked by layers of "confusion" but their ultimate goal is greed.

The more you look for news it becomes clear what the goals are.

Here are some headlines:

2019 November: Cyprus signs $9 billion gas extraction deal with Israel’s Delek, other firms

2023 February: Israel exports crude oil for first time, with shipment heading for Europe

2023 February: Lebanon and Israel’s historic maritime border deal P.S. this to allow gas exploration.. P.S Lebanon government controlled hizballh and Iran.

2023 March: Israel’s Offshore Gas Attracts Foreign Energy Giants

2023 September: Benjamin Netanyahu holds his map of the “The New Middle East” as he addresses the U.N. General Assembly

P.S. "Netanyahu took out his red marker and drew a diagonal line from Dubai along the Persian Gulf, through Israel and toward the ports of southern Europe. He hailed the supposed advent of a “corridor” of prosperity that threaded together these Arab countries and Israel at the heart of a new axis of global trade connecting Asia to Europe."

2023 October: Netanyahu says Israel's response to Gaza attack will 'change the Middle East'


While the conflict seeems a bit confusing looking into it from US imperialist poont view things make sense.

There are four powers that would stop this exploration. Sadam Iraq, most likely, will attack Isreal and claim it a religious war to have access to this new wealth.

Qaddafi Libya, he was already in dispute with turkey over gas in the area https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/02/gaddafis-prophecy-comes-true-as-foreign-powers-battle-for-libyas-oil

Syria as Russia allies will never leave a piece of the cake either directly or throu distablization in the region. This cut russia market to eroupe.

And finally, the indigenous people of the land....

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh for fucks sake. I wish we'd transitioned to renewable, maybe even nuclear, a lot sooner.

How many future doctors, writers, craftsmen and families have been lost in the wind, all for that damnable black gold