RoccoR
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cnm, et al,
First let me clarify a couple points made in the excerpt cited by our friend "cnm."
The Journal of Palestinian Studies is only printed by the University of California Press. It is not a UC Research Project. It is an independent project within the
Institute for Palestine Studies © 2006 – 14.
For more information about the Journal of Palestine Studies, please visit the Institute for Palestine Studies homepage.
If you read this article, you will find out that it is not gas from a find anywhere Gaza (- without rights --- see note). This is pure supposition on the part of the author.
Having said that, the longer it takes for the Palestinians to make peace, the longer the will be separated from any potential off-shore exploitation.
But there is no evidence in the article of wrong doing by the Israelis and no evidence of Israeli exploitation of off-shore Gaza Gas Fields.
Most Respectfully,
R
First let me clarify a couple points made in the excerpt cited by our friend "cnm."
The Journal of Palestinian Studies is only printed by the University of California Press. It is not a UC Research Project. It is an independent project within the
Institute for Palestine Studies © 2006 – 14.
- BEIRUT Anis Nsouli Street, Verdun, Beirut, Lebanon
- WASHINGTON 3501 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007
- JERUSALEM 19 Emile Habibi Street, Al-Masion, Ramallah
For more information about the Journal of Palestine Studies, please visit the Institute for Palestine Studies homepage.
(COMMENT)IDF's Gaza assault is to control Palestinian gas, avert Israeli energy crisisHow did you determine it was stolen?
Most Respectfully,
R
http://www.theguardian.com
According to Anais Antreasyan in the University of California's Journal of Palestine Studies, the most respected English language journal devoted to the Arab-Israeli conflict, Israel's stranglehold over Gaza has been designed to make "Palestinian access to the Marine-1 and Marine-2 gas wells impossible." Israel's long-term goal "besides preventing the Palestinians from exploiting their own resources, is to integrate the gas fields off Gaza into the adjacent Israeli offshore installations." This is part of a wider strategy of:
"…. separating the Palestinians from their land and natural resources in order to exploit them, and, as a consequence, blocking Palestinian economic development. Despite all formal agreements to the contrary, Israel continues to manage all the natural resources nominally under the jurisdiction of the PA, from land and water to maritime and hydrocarbon resources."
If you read this article, you will find out that it is not gas from a find anywhere Gaza (- without rights --- see note). This is pure supposition on the part of the author.
Having said that, the longer it takes for the Palestinians to make peace, the longer the will be separated from any potential off-shore exploitation.
But there is no evidence in the article of wrong doing by the Israelis and no evidence of Israeli exploitation of off-shore Gaza Gas Fields.
NOTE:
With strong indications of extensive gas and oil reserves in Palestinian lands and waters, the British Gas Group (BG) and the Consolidated Contractors International Company (CCC) were ‘granted’ gas exploration rights in Gaza’s offshore, in a 25-year agreement signed in 1999 with the Palestinian Authority (PA). In 2000, as drilling operations began, BG and CCC found gas fields in the Gazan off-shores, including Gaza Marine 1 and the Gaza border field (Gaza Marine 2). (Revolution News July 2014)
Most Respectfully,
R
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