By Zev Chafets Six months ago, at the Glasgow Climate Summit, then-newly elected Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett pledged to reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2050. The small but noisy community of Israeli environmental activists was happy to overturn the aggressive gas drilling policy of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. As a sign that he was […]
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UN: Occupation of Israel is the main cause of the conflict with the Palestinians
Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories and discrimination against the Palestinian people are the “main causes” of repeated tensions and instability, according to a report by a commission of inquiry commissioned by the UN Human Rights Council. “The conclusions and recommendations, related to the deeper causes (of this conflict), overwhelmingly refer to Israel, which we […]
Israel: Bennett’s Minority Government Struck in Vote for Jewish Settlers
The opposition in Israel dealt a blow to the ruling coalition under Prime Minister Naftali Bennett late Monday, gathering a majority of votes against a bill that provides for the extension of Israeli laws in the Jewish settlements in the Occupied Territories. This law, which has been in force since 1967 when Israel occupied the […]
K. Skrekas: EuroAsia Interconnector is the culmination of the strategic relationship between Greece and Israel
The Minister of Environment and Energy, Costas Skrekas, and the Secretary General of Energy and Mineral Resources, Alexandra Sdoukou, met today, Monday, June 6, 2022, with a delegation from Israel, headed by the Chairman of the Regulatory Authority, Mr. Advisor to the Israeli Electricity Network Manager, Shiki Fisher and the Head of the Department of […]
The Energean Power FPSO is now in place to operate in Israel
The FPSO “Energean Power”, which will develop Israel’s Energean fields (LSE: ENOG, TASE: אנאג), will be able to operate in the Israeli sea, with a capacity of up to 8 billion cubic meters of gas per year and being the first FPSO in history to operate in the Eastern Mediterranean. Energean Power was transported to […]
German Vice Chancellor R. Habeck travels to Israel and other Middle Eastern countries
German Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck is heading to Israel today, his first stop on a four-day tour of the Middle East. Mr Habeck will hold talks with members of the Israeli cabinet on economic and political issues. It will also discuss bilateral co-operation in the fields of energy, technology and climate. Germany […]
Lebanon accuses Israel of creating crisis in disputed territorial waters
Lebanon today warned Israel against any “aggressive action” in disputed territorial waters where both countries are looking to develop offshore energy resources after a ship arrived off the coast to produce gas for Israel, while accusing it of creating a new crisis by trampling on Lebanese resources in disputed territorial waters where both countries are […]
US: President Biden postpones possible trip to Saudi Arabia and Israel for July
Joe Biden has decided to postpone his possible trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia for July instead of this month, a prospect that is already controversial, NBC and CNN broadcast on Saturday. The American president planned to travel to the two countries at the end of June, when he will visit Spain and Germany for […]
Minister of Tourism Israel: Greece is a top tourist destination
The first month of the summer for the Greek tourism industry, both on the front of arrivals and in the investment sector, was full of optimistic news. Now the messages for a good course of the arrivals of foreign visitors have been booked for the next period and at the same time Greece is becoming […]
Israel prefers a diplomatic solution to Iran’s nuclear program
Israel prefers a diplomatic solution to a confrontation with Iran over its nuclear program, but is ready to take action if needed, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Raa. “Israel reserves the right to self-defense and to take action against Iran in order to stop its nuclear program in […]
