Tag Archives: natural gas

Latest #BDSFails

Posted on 26 March 2014 by

The efforts to delegitimize and stigmatize Israel, alone amongst the nations, never cease. Considering the number of failures and the meagre successes the boycotters have achieved you would think they would have learned a lesson by now. You would be … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 20 December 2013 by

After a week of bad news it’s a relief to find it’s time for another Good News Friday post. Since this last week has been full of boycotts and badmouthing of Israel, it’s wonderful to be able to report that … Continue reading →

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Debating Israel’s natural gas boon

Posted on 27 May 2013 by

Israel’s newly discovered natural gas finds have given a huge boost to the country, economically, politically and with positive implications on the security front too. However there is now fierce debate going on in Israel over what to do with … Continue reading →

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Israel begins its energy independence as natural gas flows from Tamar field to Ashdod

Posted on 31 March 2013 by

This news is too good to hold on to for a whole week until my next Good News Friday post.  Israel’s Tamar offshore natural gas field began pumping its gas to Ashdod’s intake center, four years after its discovery: The … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 15 February 2013 by

Here’s the latest installment in my Good News Friday series. My first item comes from the world of literature against the background of “BDS syndrome”. The Spanish writer Antonio Munoz Molina received the Jerusalem Prize and refused to give in … Continue reading →

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Israel’s natural gas receiving buoy goes online

Posted on 29 January 2013 by

Here is some more excellent news to brighten up our week: last week it was reported that Israel Natural Gas Lines (INGL) had completed construction of a marine liquefied natural gas receiving buoy and would begin receiving natural gas immediately: … Continue reading →

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