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Report: Israel stealing Lebanese gas
Roee Nahmias
Published: 08.06.10, 16:05
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1. The Lebanese are oxygen thieves.
Talula ,   Israel   (06.08.10)
2. Lebanon
Eyal ,   USA   (06.08.10)
Winers, why don't you start drilling in your waters and see what you get? I bet you won't find anything in your waters.
3. Nu Ma Chadash?
Gliker ,   IL/TX   (06.08.10)
They also say that Tel Aviv is part of Greater Syria. There is nothing we can do that will not be objected to by our enemies. It is the way of the world.
4. Facts
John ,   Herzliya, Israel   (06.08.10)
I checked Google Earth, went to Google, entered "sea border of Palestine" and found out that nothing like that exists. And it is like so many stories before. You found here desert, turned it to oasis and now some "previous owners" came around to claim it back..
5. # 2
John ,   Herzliya, Israel   (06.08.10)
Drilling means work. Have you ever heard that they are excited about work? No. Israel found gas and they immediately claim that its theirs. Now we just need the King of Rats to start preaching from his deeeep bunker (as deep as winners deserve them).
6. That didn't take long...
Erastus CoupeDeVille ,   Ong's Hat, NJ USA   (06.08.10)
7. WHERE IS GILAD SHALIT?? did you forget about him?
Gedalyah ,   Israel   (06.08.10)
forget gas and probes into the flotilla? WHERE IS THE CALL FOR THE PROBE INTO GILAD SHALITS WHEREABOUTS?
8. War of wells could drop pressure and limit gas production
Bloodyscot ,   Dallas, Texas   (06.08.10)
Cyprus and Lebanon may soon start drilling and too many well could drop pressure quick that could lead to earthquakes and shorten live of gas field. A deal between state would be best but a Lebanon with a lot of money to buy weapons is not great for Israel.
9. LOL this is just sad. arabs needs to stop crying
Cory   (06.08.10)
all the time
10. What, no UN Security Council meeting yet
Jonny ,   SA   (06.08.10)
I am sure that they can rely on the UN to stop those thieving Israeli Zionist Imperialists. What surprises me is that the UN Security council has not been called into action. They have waited 24 hours already. Must be exhausted from last weeks Israeli bashing
11. Just wach and see
Hertzel ,   Tveria/USA   (06.08.10)
how the stupid Israeli leaders will agree to "international Investigation Commeetee" in the coming months.... what a joke of a country...every other day agrees to international investigating commitee... Personaly I think the arabs are suceeding in the deligitimisation prosses.... TIME TO HAVE JOSHUA BIN NUON MENTALITY ! STAND FIRM.
12. Lebanese Liars, Warmongers
Reuben Sassoon ,   Israel   (06.08.10)
The Lebanese are liars, greedy and war mongers, they just need an excuse for war with Israel. The natural gas was found 90 kilometers from the port of Haifa. Any sane intelligent person can see that the border of Lebanon is no way close to that site. It is is situated in front of Haifa port. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3658046,00.html
13. I heard about the drilling and one key
ghostq   (06.08.10)
crutial fact Lebanon need to know, the company who drills is actually amerikan company, another fact is the site is lokated not far away from Haifa, still Israeli terirory, they just want something that doesn't belong to them, that what usually happened with arabs when they see someone else who happened to have big money they will take it in pretense it was theirs. untill the drilling they couldn't care less about Israel.
14. the biggest theft in History
US ,   USA/Lebanon .   (06.08.10)
Palestine . and then shamelessly the writer talks about a "" northern neighbor "" i dont think anyone in the area looks at israel as a neighbor . it is called occupied Palestine . attention to the wording please ,nice try though .
15. I predicted this yesterday
zionist forever   (06.08.10)
When there is so much money involved everybody is going to be trying to get their cut Lebanon especially. If they claim its theirs and demand at least a share of it and Israel refuses then we will probably get Hizbollah trying to provoke Israel into a war over what they call Lebanese gas. The palestinians will probably complain to Obama Israel is stealing their share. Cyprus will say try talking with Israel direct if that doesn't work they will probably try deal with it through the UN & US If this looks like its going to cause a conflict then Obama will either say in the interests of peace process then Israel must share the gas and let all parties concerned have their share. He might also tell the US companies like Noble that they are not going to be allowed to drill there and probably israel will not be able to rent oil rigs from US firms so it can't get the stuff out the ground. Europe will follow Obama so if he says it must be shared they will say that, if he bans American companies excavating it and allowing the use of American equipment then Europe will ban their companies drilling or renting equipment. . Last time we found gas it was off the shores of Gaza and an Israeli company had all the rights to it but under pressure from Tony Blair Barak agreed to turn over the gas field and all rights and royalties to the palestinians free of charge. A $4 billion gift. So there is a precident of the international community trying to pressure Israel then Israel caves in and gives away its gas supplies. Now we have obama and a world that hates Israel and all the arabs need to do is shout PEACE PROCESS and Obama will jump on Israel and telling it that the US will not let it steal arab gas.
16. The biggest theft
Joe ,   Germany   (06.08.10)
was what you call U.S. How about returning the stolen land to the Indians .
17. Not surprise,Israel" also steals Gaza's Gas !
Salma ,   Palestine   (06.08.10)
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18. #16 you are right /sorry ...but
US ,   USA/Lebanon   (06.08.10)
they did not do it 500 years ago ...IN THE NAME OF GOD ....that is the difference . nice try .
19. 90kilometres of Haifa no where near Lebanon or her waters.
JO   (06.08.10)
That is a fact- look at the maritime laws and border demarcation. It would have to be greatly imagined for that Lebanon to claim such stupidity the site is in front of Haifa port and no where near Sidon. Let Sidon drill in it's own backyard. And let the historical documents and border demarcations speak for themselves. Lebanon is whinning over something that can be 100% proved not correct.
20. Unfortunately
John ,   Herzliya, Israel   (06.08.10)
Yes, # 19, maybe it can be even 110% proved not correct. But, then, when Arabs paid attention to what is correct and what not? Now, they will go whining and whining for few years and at the end, they will be sure that they are right.
21. who owns the gas depends on who owns the power
observer   (06.08.10)
if Turkey is going to purchase from Lebanon on advantageous price, then Israel has to say bye bye to the gas.
22. #17 Salma
Rickey ,   NY, NY   (06.08.10)
Salma, what took you so long?
23. #17....
Dana Rothschild ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (06.08.10)
you drilled in Gaza and found something? what? you lie all the time Salma, and you lie poorly.... try next time better....
24. #17 True, they steal our water, gas, and lands.
Nour ,   One-State   (06.08.10)
25. The only Gaza Gas is from their leadership's mouths
Jonny ,   SA   (06.08.10)
26. not so fast
lir   (06.08.10)
nothing to stop lebansneeze from drilling wells in their areas. oil and gas and everything else belongs to those who drill it. if lebernze owned it they would fight for it.
27. Lebanon
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (06.08.10)
The problem with the Muslims is, that they have no shame.
28. 23 & 24
zionist forever   (06.08.10)
Dana Israeli companies drilled for gas in Gaza and found a field worth $4 billion. Under pressure from Tony Blair good old Barak as PM agreed to give the whole thing to the PA as a present. Israeli companies who drilled and found it won't get anything. British Gas planned to buy the gas from Gaza but then the intefada broke out and Israel stopped BG from drilling because they were worried the money would go to Hamas. Last time Barak gave it all away under pressure from Blair the worry now is Bibi going to follow in his example when Obama puts on the heat in the name of the peace process? Nour 1) Its not your gas its Israels 2) Its not your water its Israels 3) Its not your land its Israels When are the arabs going to grow up and stop saying Israel stole it from them every time they want something that Israel has?
29. Israil is founded on stealing &It's thief in its very nature
Tayfun_Turkey ,   Istanbul   (06.08.10)
30. blatant lie
dani   (06.08.10)
look at the maps of where israeli exploration is allowed, and you will see that the field is inside israeli waters, as there is, however, an entire stretch of gas fields which run up the entire coast of the eastern mediterranean, which the lebanese and even syrians probably have in their waters. but, like everything else, instead of exploring for gas in their own waters, they must claim that israel is stealing something. if i were israel, i would this claim to an international court today before it gets out of hand, like everything else.
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