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Gaza: Israel's $4 billion gas grab
Ahmed, Nafeez
http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2482929/gaza_israels_4_billion_gas_grab.htmlDate Written: 2014-07-18 Publisher: The Ecologist Year Published: 2014 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX17067 The purpose of Israel's escalating assault on Gaza is to control the Territory's 1.4 trillion cubic feet of gas - and so keep Palestine poor and weak, gain massive export revenues, and avert its own domestic energy crisis. If Palestinians develop their own gas resources, the resulting economic transformation could in turn fundamentally increase Palestinian clout. Subject Headings |