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Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Cowardice of Arab governments
"" [...] no coincidence that Israel would give the name Leviathan to the massive gas field it discovered and claims is within its regional waters, although it is at a distance of 129km off the northern coast of Palestine and therefore, situated in the un-chartered waters between Palestine and Lebanon. The field in question is believed to contain 450 billion cubic meters of natural gas, which would cover Israel's needs for 90 years. No wonder then that Israeli officials issued a pre-emptive threat, vowing to use force to protect its gas reserves. Surprisingly, not one Arab organisation showed the slightest interest. It was only Hizbollah that warned about Israel's transgression on Lebanese waters, supported by the chairman of the Lebanese parliament who was the only Arab official to question whether this new discovery was in Lebanese waters." (thanks Redouane)