Pipeline Purchase Paves Way for Israeli Gas Exports to Egypt

Pipeline Purchase Paves Way for Israeli Gas Exports to Egypt

The companies leading the development of Israel’s offshore gas reserves have announced a deal that lifts one of the last major obstacles holding up the exportation of Israeli natural gas to Egypt. Noble Energy and its Israeli partner Delek, along with Egyptian East Gas Company, bought a 39 percent stake in East Mediterranean Gas (EMG), the…

Trump and the Settlers

Trump and the Settlers

Chaim Silberstein insists on showing me Jacob’s Stone. It lies in Beit El – “The House of God” – which is the name of the colony of 7,000 Jews just outside Ramallah. Right here was where the ancient Jewish patriarch lay down on his stone, so it is written, and dreamed of the ladder to…

Russian IL-20 Shootdown and S-300 Supplies to Syria. What to Expect?

Russian IL-20 Shootdown and S-300 Supplies to Syria. What to Expect?

On September 24, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that the Syrian military will receive the S-300 air defense system within two weeks, adding that the system has a range of 250km and is capable of intercepting several air targets simultaneously. The defense minister added that all HQs of the Syrian Air Defense Forces (SADF)…