OK cite
I’ve started a thread in ATMB on the subject.
Yes it is. It’s a conversational GUI for search engines. In any case I gave another cite.
Oh yeah, is the post incorrect. Seems like some deflection going on here.
As for this, can you make your claim explicit? As near as I can tell, you’re implying that Israel wants some of that sweet Leviathan gas field that’s under the Mediterranean Sea, and wants to depopulate Gaza in order to get to it–but that’s so obviously a ridiculous idea that I must be misunderstanding.
So your supposition is that Israel intends to take over Gaza because of easier access to Mediterranean oil? And your evidence for this is the existence of nearby oil?
Yes, thanks for the clarification.
Your cite shows the existence of a gas field in the area, and a minor dispute with Lebanon in 2010. There is nothing there about Gaza whatsoever. There is nothing supporting your theory at all. It’s like I made a claim that the US was going to take over Canada to get the Alberta oil sands, and as proof, I cited an article showing the existence of the oil sands.
I too don’t see the endgame, especially since depopulation would not lend legitimacy to offshore deposits for generations. If they are concerned with a formal recognition by the international community, above and beyond what is already recognized, then that’s not going to happen. If they don’t care about recognition, there’s nothing to stop them from drilling now.
Most of Israel is inside the oil field as is off shore Israel. No need to take over Gaza, just drill straight down. Map of Levant Basin Province, Eastern Mediterranean | U.S. Geological Survey
Wait, seriously? Do you think Gaza is underwater, deep in the Mediterranean Sea? Look at that map, Crane.
It’s even sillier than that, because this is an offshore gas field. If Texas depopulates Mexico to get at oil in the Gulf of Mexico, that’s what we’re talking about.
Sorry for my negligence. This is the USGS map that has more detail.
Try to find a cite that says the existence of people in Gaza is stopping Israel from fossil fuel exploration or drilling in this geological formation. I’ll wait.
Check out the USGS map. The offshore fields are in Gaza territorial waters not Israeli.
Waiting for a cite that says the existence of people in Gaza is stopping Israel from fossil fuel exploration or drilling in this geological formation. Not a map that shows part of the formation is under part of Gaza.
As far as I can tell one need only follow current events in the area.
Nonsense, the USGS map that is your second hot take on this is even more misleading that ChatGPT.
Look at the map in this article, showing the actual extent of the massive field. [Voltaire Network is a dubious source, but that map is better than the Wikipedia article.]
So you’ve got nothing to back up your theory then. OK, I’m done.
I believe the issue is that any access to the field by Gaza could fuel a viable economy that would be threat to Israel.
I believe that you are simply updating your beliefs to something that could conceivably fit the new facts as your factual claims are successively debunked.