israel made a bad deal giving too much to egypt but has stuck by it--the egyptians should do the same--all of this quietly as possible at least for now

become gas-independent ASAP. BTW, do Gaza and WB get to feel the pinch too? I sure hope so.

besides as the winds blow Egypt will take in all that smoke. You cant rely on these buggers...never ever sign on to anything that comes form the Arab world. They can never be trusted.

Israel once relied on oil from Iran; that stream ended in 1979. Today one of its critical suppliers is Egypt. Out of the frying pan, into the fire. Clearly, Israel needs to diversify its energy sources - tough given most of it is sourced in unfriendly countries. One thing clearly lacking is strategic reserves of oil and gas - enough to carry it through a few months of supply disruption. Another is the nuclear option, specifically small, new-generation designs intended for on-site consumption - for a desalination plant, an IDF base, an airport, or an industrial zone. The last thing Israel needs is a single point of failure.

high prices for just one year will not cause any harm. Israel is stronger then eve

Israel can start lateral drilling for the gas It only involves drilling in shallow water, who knows, they might even find oil also

In the meantime, Egypt has granted Jordan electricity via a 500-megawatt capacity cable. By deal in 2004, Egypt provides some 2.4 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Jordan. There is popular consensus that Egypt will stop supplying gas to Israel. Roughly 800 troops Israel agreed to let Egypt move to north Sinai in late January for the first time since the countries made peace three decades ago. But, are those troops sufficient in material and spirit to ban the public uproar against resuming the supply to Israel?