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Originally Posted by Luckypants
Oh yes they do. This war is all about what all wars are about - natural resources, wealth and power. Gaza has significant gas reserves, Israel has an energy crisis. It is that simple this time. Google 'Gaza Gas Reserves' or 'British Gas Gaza', you'll soon find out. This is not widely reported in the Western media because then good ol' 'Murica would be seen to support an aggressive regime rather than one "protecting its people". Here's a starter for 10
http://www.theguardian.com/environme...-energy-crisis
The Israeli action is appalling and should be loudly condemned by all. |
I wasn't aware of that and it's an interesting read. It still doesn't change the perspective though. In essence what Israel is saying is that if Gaza was allowed to develop it's gas fields then the money raised would be used by Hamas to fund it's war against Israel, and not for the benefit/development of Palestine.
Also worth noting is that the fields appear to be on borders of various other countries so even if Israel overran Gaza and seized control they would then have to take on Egypt, Lebanon etc etc to get control of the oil and gas.