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The opposition says it must fill a Knesset member’s spot on the committee.
National Unity and Labor decided not to field their own candidates.
The European Union is seeking to decrease its reliance on Russian energy following the invasion of Ukraine.
Delek Group and its subsidiary, NewMed Energy, announce developing the disputed Aphrodite offshore gas field off the Cypriot coast.
Israeli Energy Minister Karine Elharrar: “We need a combination of different types of energy, and the crisis in Europe shows that we can’t give up on any of them at the moment.”
Israeli Energy Minister Karine Elharrar is the first Israeli lawmaker to ever attend the Egypt Petroleum Show, the region’s most important oil and gas exhibition and conference.
Buoys designating Israel-Lebanon maritime borders. Credit: Chadica/Flickr.
Aoun says Lebanon ready to restart talks with Israel on maritime borders
Jerusalem: “For us, the negotiations have never been stopped. But Lebanon must stop raising new demands.”
Elai Rettig, assistant professor at the Department of Political Studies at Bar-Ilan University, says Energy Minister Karine Elharrar’s refusal to award new offshore licenses for gas exploration is “odd” because “she positions it as against gas. One doesn’t have to come at the expense of the other.”
“I came with certain goals, and I couldn’t achieve them today,” stated Israeli Energy Minister Karine Elharrar, who has muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett leads a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, Oct. 24, 2021. Photo by Yoav Dudkevitch/Pool
Bennett declares tackling climate a new Israeli national security interest
“The climate crisis is one of the major issues on the world agenda. It concerns the lives of all of us,” says the Israeli prime minister.
Members of the Joint Water Committee that manages Israel-Jordan bilateral water relations convene in Amman to ink a new water deal, Oct. 12, 2021. Source: Twitter.
Israel inks deal to double volume of water sold to Jordan
Under agreement, Israel will sell 50 billion liters of water to Jordan per year • Israeli National Infrastructures, Energy and Water Resources minister praises the deal as “historic.”