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Tag Archives: Oil
Lawrence Solomon: Divide Libya into its tribal parts
(October 28, 2011) Who should get Libya’s fabulous oil and gas wealth, an amount that could be equivalent to several million dollars per Libyan? Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Nation states, Political reforms
Tagged Arab Spring, civil war, Energy, Gaddafi, Lawrence Solomon, libya, Muslim Brotherhood, NATO, Oil, Sharia, tribal, UN
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Israeli Oil: Black Gold in the Holy Land
(June 18, 2011) On Tuesday, June 14, Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. announced it has requested a petroleum exploration permit to develop large shale oil deposits in the Shfela Basin, 30 miles west of Jerusalem. Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Natural Resources
Tagged Energy Probe, Israel, Lawrence Solomon, Oil, OPEC, Sarah Siskind, Saudi Arabia, Shale Oil
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Lawrence Solomon: Oil redeems Israel
(June 6, 2011) Prior to the 1973-74 OPEC Oil Crisis, Israel was the darling of the left, extolled as a feisty, altruistic country that made socialism work in a hostile neighbourhood of Arab military dictatorships and Muslim theocracies. The liberal press defended Israel against those who objected to Israel’s existence. The liberal intelligentsia – Jew and non-Jew alike – sent their youth to Israeli kibbutzes, to be inspired by this utopian model of communal life where all recieved the same age, regardless of occupation. Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Nation states
Tagged Israel, Lawrence Solomon, middle east, Oil, Oil Import, OPEC, Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization, PLO, UN, United Nations, Yasser Arafat
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