Jordan Receives First Israeli Export of Natural Gas

As reported in September 2016, a $10 billion deal was signed to allow the export of natural gas from Israel's offshore resources to Jordan.  That deal came to fruition in January when the first delivery was made.  (Read more about it here.) Jordan has few energy sources of its own, so depends upon imports for …

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Some Thoughts about the Long-Awaited Trump-Netanyahu Meeting

Good morning friends!  There is a bit of excitement in the air as I contemplate what we know so far from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's White House visit with President Trump.  To my knowledge, no news outlets or any other public sources have released details beyond the opening press conference held yesterday.  If you have …

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ISIS Responsible for Rockets and Controls Gaza Tunnels

In a message provided to the media, ISIS proudly claims responsibility for the rocket attacks on Israel from the Sinai Peninsula earlier this week. "With the grace of God alone, a military squad fired several Grad rockets at encampments of Jewish usurpers in the city of Um al-Rashrash [Eilat] in order to teach the Jews …

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Rockets Fired from Sinai Peninsula into Israel

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile defense system shot down 3 of 4 rockets fired at Eilat from the Sinai Peninsula last night.  The other rocket landed in an uninhabited area. The Red Sea resort town of Eilat is located in the very southern tip of Israel, bordering Jordan to the east and the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula …

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