Almost 15 years ago in December 2008, Israel invaded Gaza under “Operation Cast Lead (2008-2009).” which is also known as the “Gaza War” and the “Gaza Massacre.” It was a three-week armed conflict between Gaza Strip Palestinian paramilitary groups and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
The justification for this invasion was said to be “persistent terrorist activities and a constant missile threat from the Gaza Strip directed at Israeli civilians.”
There was a hidden agenda agenda, however, according to Professor Michel Chossudovsky the purpose of Operation Cast Lead was to confiscate Palestine’s maritime natural gas reserves.
The following article was first published by Michel Chossudovsky in Global Research in January 2009 at the height of the Israeli bombing and invasion under Operation Cast Lead.
War and Natural Gas: The Israeli Invasion and Gaza’s Offshore Gas Fields
Author’s Note and Update
Early Saturday, October 7, 2023, Hamas launched “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm” which was led by its Military Chief Mohammed Deif. On that same day, Netanyahu confirmed a so-called “State of Readiness For War.”
Israel has now (October 7, 2023) officially declared an illegal war on Palestine.
Military operations are invariably planned well in advance. Was “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm” a “surprise attack”? Did Netanyahu and his vast military intelligence apparatus have foreknowledge of the Hamas attack?
Was a carefully formulated plan to wage an all-out war against Palestine envisaged prior to the launching of “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm”?
According to Dr. Philip Giraldi,
“As a former intelligence officer, I find it impossible to believe that Israel did not have multiple informants inside Gaza as well as electronic listening devices all along the border wall which would have picked up movements of groups and vehicles.”
[Did Netanyahu have foreknowledge] about developments in Gaza and chose to let it happen so they can wipe Gaza off the map… in retaliation” (Philip Giraldi, October 8, 2023)
It should also be understood that Netanyahu’s October 7, 2023 illegal declaration of war against Gaza is a continuation of its 2008-2009 invasion of Gaza under “Operation Cast Lead.” The underlying objective is the outright military occupation of Gaza by Israel’s IDF forces and the expulsion of Palestinians from their homeland.
Flash Back: Operation Cast Lead (2008-2009)
Gaza belongs to Palestine. In December 2008, Israeli forces invaded the Gaza Strip under Operation Cast Lead. The justification for this invasion was “persistent terrorist activities and a constant missile threat from the Gaza Strip directed at Israeli civilians.”
What was the hidden agenda?
The purpose of Operation Cast Led was to confiscate Palestine’s maritime natural gas reserves.
In the wake of the invasion, Palestinian gas fields were de facto confiscated by Israel in derogation of international law.
A year following “Operation Cast Lead,” Tel Aviv announced the discovery of the Leviathan natural gas field in the Eastern Mediterranean “off the coast of Israel.”
At the time the gas field was: “ … the most prominent field ever found in the sub-explored area of the Levantine Basin, which covers about 83,000 square kilometres of the eastern Mediterranean region.” (i)
Coupled with Tamar field, in the same location, discovered in 2009, the prospects are for an energy bonanza for Israel, for Houston, Texas based Noble Energy and partners Delek Drilling, Avner Oil Exploration and Ratio Oil Exploration. (See Felicity Arbuthnot, Israel: Gas, Oil and Trouble in the Levant, Global Research, December 30, 2013
The Gazan gas fields are part of the broader Levant assessment area.
What has been unfolding is the integration of these adjoining gas fields including those belonging to Palestine into the orbit of Israel. (See map below)
It should be noted that the entire Eastern Mediterranean coastline extending from Egypt’s Sinai to Syria constitutes an area encompassing large gas as well as oil reserves.
Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research, October 8, 2023
War and Natural Gas:
The Israeli Invasion and Gaza’s Offshore Gas Fields
January 8, 2009
The December 2008 military invasion of the Gaza Strip by Israeli Forces bears a direct relation to the control and ownership of strategic offshore gas reserves.
This is a war of conquest. Discovered in 2000, there are extensive gas reserves off the Gaza coastline.
British Gas (BG Group) and its partner, the Athens based Consolidated Contractors International Company (CCC) owned by Lebanon’s Sabbagh and Koury families, were granted oil and gas exploration rights in a 25-year agreement signed in November 1999 with the Palestinian Authority.
The rights to the offshore gas field are respectively British Gas (60 percent); Consolidated Contractors (CCC) (30 percent); and the Investment Fund of the Palestinian Authority (10 percent). (Haaretz, October 21, 2007)
The PA-BG-CCC agreement includes field development and the construction of a gas pipeline. (Middle East Economic Digest, Jan 5, 2001)
The BG licence covers the entire Gazan offshore marine area, which is contiguous to several Israeli offshore gas facilities (see Map below). It should be noted that 60 percent of the gas reserves along the Gaza-Israel coastline belong to Palestine.
The BG Group drilled two wells in 2000: Gaza Marine-1 and Gaza Marine-2. Reserves are estimated by British Gas to be of the order of 1.4 trillion cubic feet, valued at approximately 4 billion dollars. These are the figures made public by British Gas. The size of Palestine’s gas reserves could be much larger.
Who Owns the Gas Fields
The issue of sovereignty over Gaza’s gas fields is crucial. From a legal standpoint, the gas reserves belong to Palestine.
The death of Yasser Arafat, the election of the Hamas government and the ruin of the Palestinian Authority have enabled Israel to establish de facto control over Gaza’s offshore gas reserves.
British Gas (BG Group) has been dealing with the Tel Aviv government. In turn, the Hamas government has been bypassed in regards to exploration and development rights over the gas fields.
The election of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in 2001 was a major turning point. Palestine’s sovereignty over the offshore gas fields was challenged in the Israeli Supreme Court. Sharon stated unequivocally that “Israel would never buy gas from Palestine” intimating that Gaza’s offshore gas reserves belong to Israel.
In 2003, Ariel Sharon, vetoed an initial deal, which would allow British Gas to supply Israel with natural gas from Gaza’s offshore wells. (The Independent, August 19, 2003)
The election victory of Hamas in 2006 was conducive to the demise of the Palestinian Authority, which became confined to the West Bank, under the proxy regime of Mahmoud Abbas.
In 2006, British Gas “was close to signing a deal to pump the gas to Egypt.” (Times, May, 23, 2007). According to reports, British Prime Minister Tony Blair intervened on behalf of Israel with a view to shunting the agreement with Egypt.
The following year, in May 2007, the Israeli Cabinet approved a proposal by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert “to buy gas from the Palestinian Authority.” The proposed contract was for $4 billion, with profits of the order of $2 billion of which one billion was to go the Palestinians.
Tel Aviv, however, had no intention on sharing the revenues with Palestine. An Israeli team of negotiators was set up by the Israeli Cabinet to thrash out a deal with the BG Group, bypassing both the Hamas government and the Palestinian Authority:
“Israeli defence authorities want the Palestinians to be paid in goods and services and insist that no money go to the Hamas-controlled Government.” (Ibid, emphasis added)
The objective was essentially to nullify the contract signed in 1999 between the BG Group and the Palestinian Authority under Yasser Arafat.
Under the proposed 2007 agreement with BG, Palestinian gas from Gaza’s offshore wells was to be channeled by an undersea pipeline to the Israeli seaport of Ashkelon, thereby transferring control over the sale of the natural gas to Israel.
The deal fell through. The negotiations were suspended:
“Mossad Chief Meir Dagan opposed the transaction on security grounds, that the proceeds would fund terror”. (Member of Knesset Gilad Erdan, Address to the Knesset on “The Intention of Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to Purchase Gas from the Palestinians When Payment Will Serve Hamas,” March 1, 2006, quoted in Lt. Gen. (ret.) Moshe Yaalon, Does the Prospective Purchase of British Gas from Gaza’s Coastal Waters Threaten Israel’s National Security? Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, October 2007)
Israel’s intent was to foreclose the possibility that royalties be paid to the Palestinians. In December 2007, The BG Group withdrew from the negotiations with Israel and in January 2008 they closed their office in Israel. (BG website)
Invasion Plan on The Drawing Board
The invasion plan of the Gaza Strip under “Operation Cast Lead” was set in motion in June 2008, according to Israeli military sources:
“Sources in the defense establishment said Defense Minister Ehud Barak instructed the Israel Defense Forces to prepare for the operation over six months ago [June or before June] , even as Israel was beginning to negotiate a ceasefire agreement with Hamas.”(Barak Ravid, Operation “Cast Lead”: Israeli Air Force strike followed months of planning, Haaretz, December 27, 2008)
That very same month, the Israeli authorities contacted British Gas, with a view to resuming crucial negotiations pertaining to the purchase of Gaza’s natural gas:
“Both Ministry of Finance director general Yarom Ariav and Ministry of National Infrastructures director general Hezi Kugler agreed to inform BG of Israel’s wish to renew the talks.
The sources added that BG has not yet officially responded to Israel’s request, but that company executives would probably come to Israel in a few weeks to hold talks with government officials.” (Globes online- Israel’s Business Arena, June 23, 2008)
The decision to speed up negotiations with British Gas (BG Group) coincided, chronologically, with the planning of the invasion of Gaza initiated in June. It would appear that Israel was anxious to reach an agreement with the BG Group prior to the invasion, which was already in an advanced planning stage.
Moreover, these negotiations with British Gas were conducted by the Ehud Olmert government with the knowledge that a military invasion was on the drawing board. In all likelihood, a new “post war” political-territorial arrangement for the Gaza strip was also being contemplated by the Israeli government.
In fact, negotiations between British Gas and Israeli officials were ongoing in October 2008, 2-3 months prior to the commencement of the bombings on December 27th.
In November 2008, the Israeli Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of National Infrastructures instructed Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) to enter into negotiations with British Gas, on the purchase of natural gas from the BG’s offshore concession in Gaza. (Globes, November 13, 2008)
“Ministry of Finance director general Yarom Ariav and Ministry of National Infrastructures director general Hezi Kugler wrote to IEC CEO Amos Lasker recently, informing him of the government’s decision to allow negotiations to go forward, in line with the framework proposal it approved earlier this year.
The IEC board, headed by chairman Moti Friedman, approved the principles of the framework proposal a few weeks ago. The talks with BG Group will begin once the board approves the exemption from a tender.” (Globes Nov. 13, 2008)
Gaza and Energy Geopolitics
The military occupation of Gaza is intent upon transferring the sovereignty of the gas fields to Israel in violation of international law.
What can we expect in the wake of the invasion?
What is the intent of Israel with regard to Palestine’s Natural Gas reserves?
A new territorial arrangement, with the stationing of Israeli and/or “peacekeeping” troops?
The militarization of the entire Gaza coastline, which is strategic for Israel?
The outright confiscation of Palestinian gas fields and the unilateral declaration of Israeli sovereignty over Gaza’s maritime areas?
If this were to occur, the Gaza gas fields would be integrated into Israel’s offshore installations, which are contiguous to those of the Gaza Strip. (See Map 1 above)
These various offshore installations are also linked up to Israel’s energy transport corridor, extending from the port of Eilat, which is an oil pipeline terminal, on the Red Sea to the seaport – pipeline terminal at Ashkelon, and northwards to Haifa, and eventually linking up through a proposed Israeli-Turkish pipeline with the Turkish port of Ceyhan.
Ceyhan is the terminal of the Baku, Tblisi Ceyhan Trans Caspian pipeline.
“What is envisaged is to link the BTC pipeline to the Trans-Israel Eilat-Ashkelon pipeline, also known as Israel’s Tipline.” (See Michel Chossudovsky, The War on Lebanon and the Battle for Oil, Global Research, July 23, 2006).
Source Global Research and also on Michel Chossudovsky substack
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Once again, A one sided narrative from Patricia Harrity on Israel, disregarding that Hamas is a terrorist organization.
I’ve been a donor and fan of the Expose for a year now. You should check the bias of your writers.
The words and views of this article are that of the author cited which is of Michel Chossudovsky who is an award-winning author, Professor of Economics (emeritus) at the University of Ottawa, Founder and Director of the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG). He is the author of 13 books and is is a contributor to the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
I think I trust the guy knows what he’s talking about after years of research.
I republished his article for awareness on a situation that is not a bias.
Do you think Michel Chossudsky is telling lies? What is the truth in your opinion? I would certainly be interested to hear.
I am sure you’ve seen varying views on the Expose for the last 3 years. I’m also pretty sure that you would have been less than happy to see the narrative change depending on the views of those donating?
That would make us no better than the BBC.
This week, however, I have seen a few people who have threatened to pull their donations, or subscriptions to the Expose for daring to speak of the conflict in Israel.
Which I have said previously is not from a biased place, but an humanitarian one and against the perpetrators of horrific attacks on both Israel and Gaza.
My soul is priceless and you do not have enough money to shut me up.
“My soul is priceless and you do not have enough money to shut me up.”
From a pure heart comes beauty, truth and love.
Thank you John 🙂
https://tapnewswire.com/2023/10/israelis-say-stop-the-war/
What were the Knights Templar and/or the Crusades?
I’ve just found it about Judaism. True? True what the article claims?
“Turkish Police Recover Stolen Jewish Torah Scrolls Decorated With Satanic Illuminati Symbolism”https://christiansfortruth.com/turkish-police-recover-stolen-jewish-torah-scrolls-decorated-with-satanic-illuminati-symbology/
Don’t get me wrong, not a coincidence that I never joined to any religion, I always saw them as the biggest manipulative tools ever to enslave and share and rule humanity. Let’s leave them out, war means death to civils including children.
Just remember everybody has a bias even those who get books into print. That said interesting article and I’m not saying there was any bias in the writing just that everyone has bias, even if we don’t realise it.
The real cycle of violence between Israel & Hamas works like this. Hamas attacks & Israel reciprocates by stopping Hamas’s immediate ability to attack. Under pressure from allies, Israel does only enough to temporarily declaw Hamas. Each conflict intensifies Gazan poverty & after each one, the world’s nations send aid. But because Hamas controls Gaza, Hamas controls the aid. Hamas gives away enough to make regular Gazans see them as a source of help. But mostly, Hamas leaders make themselves rich & rebuild their war machine
https://beforeitsnews.com/international/2023/10/pro-palestine-support-protest-increased-and-spread-globally-2512520.html
Here is proof that the Israelis lie – they kept saying that they don’t attack civilians – well see this –
500+ Casualties After Israel Bombs Hospital In Gaza City: Palestinian Officials
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israel-evacuates-residents-28-towns-near-lebanese-border-hezbollah-attacks-increase
Good information for people to know. Unfortunately, and sadly, people do have greed in their natire
Posting this article is not helpful… it is insinuating speculation as to what is the real nature of this current war. No one really knows…”the truth”. I don’t believe for a second the reason for posting it, was as you say “humanitarian”. The article is very inflammatory. You could have gotten away with the humanitarian comment if there wasn’t a war raging …again on the door steps of Israel and Palestine (oh not… as Palestine is not a real country or state). Yes the people and the carnage is however quite real…on both sides
And where does the leader of all this global terrorism have its headquarters?
The common language meaning of “the truth of the matter” is equivalent to “the truth concerning this subject or issue”, but the arcane meaning is reduced to “the truth of this subject” — plus, the secret understanding that the “subject” being referred to is a British “subject” who happens to be Catholic. Now, please understand that this British subject is not under indentured servitude to the King; no, they are enslaved to the Pope, instead, and the British Monarch is simply paying his dues to the Pope in his role as the Overseer of Commonwealth lands when he administers those lands and subjects. What a bunch of convoluted sectarian and economic bunk, no? All purposefully constructed to hide the fact that they are talking about free men secretly and unlawfully impersonated and enslaved under color of law. So when you say, without thinking about it, “the truth of the matter” — think twice. There is no truth involved in any of this, and the “matter” comes in when living men and women are regarded as things — matter, as in “matter and antimatter”. What they are really saying is, “the truth concerning this pile of dirt” and then they proceed to treat people like dirt. Everything that we are seeing play out is not about politics or race or creed. It’s about criminals seeking to hold onto the benefits of criminal practices and criminal institutions.
https://annavonreitz.com/truthofthematter2.pdf
Where did you get a “one sided narrative” within this article? Patricia is one of the few writers with guts to tell the truth. Sorry that your sensitive Hasbara Troll “feelers” can’t take a dose of truth.
I am very glad we have someone who will write about difficult subjects without inserting their personal opinion. That takes real guts! So go back to your corner and play with your other Troll friends.
Hi ArtistConcerned,
If you have been reading the Expose for a year.
Why have you not followed the False Flag information.
This war has been set up to cover all the future C19 deaths, that will happen.
The Israeli Aliens, have forced the population to have the C19 fluid, which is a Bioweapon.
If you are ok with the armed forces killing children, then you are an Alien, with no heart.
https://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=230787
When strong enough, Hamas attacks again. And again, Israel stops them — still doing only enough to stop their immediate ability to make war. Nations again help. Hamas again rebuilds. And when it is strong enough, Hamas attacks again. That is the cycle of violence Israel faces
PM Netanyahu said that it will be different this time. He believes the atrocities & war crimes of recent attacks will give his military an opportunity to bring a complete end to Hamas rule in Gaza. But even if he can depose Hamas, the nature of this conflict means that a similar group will arise
So you are without question, on the wrong side or right.
Here is proof that the Israelis lie – they kept saying that they don’t attack civilians – well see this –
500+ Casualties After Israel Bombs Hospital In Gaza City: Palestinian Officials
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israel-evacuates-residents-28-towns-near-lebanese-border-hezbollah-attacks-increase
CORRECTION: So you are without question, on the wrong side OF right.
https://beforeitsnews.com/international/2023/10/pro-palestine-support-protest-increased-and-spread-globally-2512520.html
Agreed. To reprint this article less than a week after the Hamas attack and murder of hundreds of innocent civilians is clear evidence of bias (or worse).
Viable civilizations drive savages away to protect themselves & banishing them is what makes a civilization civilized. When they forget the difference between themselves & the savages,they can no longer explain why savagery’s wrong. When faced with unimaginable crimes, they still equivocate a case for the criminals. Hamas terrorists rape & kill their victims & defenders explain why issue’s more complicated than it seems. Tolerate savages, give them enough rope & they’ll do all of these things to you. They’re experts at getting around walls & security systems civilized people build to protect themselves” Civilized society shouldn’t allow savages to hang around.
https://tapnewswire.com/2023/10/israelis-say-stop-the-war/
Here is proof that the Israelis lie – they kept saying that they don’t attack civilians – well see this –
500+ Casualties After Israel Bombs Hospital In Gaza City: Palestinian Officials
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israel-evacuates-residents-28-towns-near-lebanese-border-hezbollah-attacks-increase
Here’s an article from the way back machine, from a Wall Street Journal article in 2009 called, “How Israel Helped to Spawn Hamas”
https://web.archive.org/web/20090926212507/http:/online.wsj.com/article/SB123275572295011847.html
Let’s see another side including an ex intelligence woman’s. I don’t think it’s about gas.
“The Truth about Inside Job – Israel Attack Was False Flag to Start ‘Holy War’ and Usher in One World Government”
https://odysee.com/@januszkowalskii1979:e/Inside-Job—Israel-Attack-Was-False-Flag-to-Start-'Holy-War'-and-Usher-in-One-World-Government:6
https://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=230787
And what is the Israel flag then? Who is Israel in open worship to?
Have a look at this, just found by coincidence while browsing news on sotn, but this is the source
https://christiansfortruth.com/turkish-police-recover-stolen-jewish-torah-scrolls-decorated-with-satanic-illuminati-symbology/
You should check the bias of your SELF
Artist check the bias of your SELF
Go to Vatican City. Observe, at night, the Keyholes in the wall surrounding the city. What do you see when you look outward through these holes in the walls?
Answer: None of the constellations are where they should be, squarely visible in the center of each Keyhole.
Did they get the Keyhole positions wrong? Forget their purposes?
No, they didn’t forget the purposes of the Keyholes, they forgot their own purposes, instead.
And that is why the Keyholes are not in alignment with anything in the celestial sphere and the reason that the Emperor’s pants are down around his ankles.
We didn’t do this or cause them to do this.
They made these choices all by themselves, in secret no less, thinking that nobody would notice that they subtracted 1100 years from human history — which is the reason why the Keyholes are staring blindly into space.
The Church is blind. It blinded itself.
Now, in view of what I just observed to you, turn to The Book of Luke, Chapters 3 and 4, and notice what Yeshuah said about the “acceptable year of the Lord” — the year of Jubilee.
Then follow along with what this bright and observant man says about it in this video — except, also remembering that the calendar is 1100 years “off” thanks to decisions the Church Fathers made a long time ago:
https://youtube.com/shorts/IlOy_SNR92Y?si=r0BXVrWnDzc2xXJ4
As a result, 2039 is not the year of the Jubilee that Yeshuah spoke of. That Jubilee year passed more than a thousand years ago.
The entire Age of Pisces has long passed away, and still, the Liars are trying to tell us that the Age of Aquarius is just beginning. They are stalling. They are lying. They are trying every trick in the book to keep us from observing what they did and keep their deceits going — to allow their Saturnine Brotherhood to remain in power.
There has been no Jubilee whatsoever in the Christian Church in more than 800 years. The Great and Final Jubilee mandating the return of all the people to their land and the forgiveness of all debts and the opening of the storehouses of the Lord —that has been blocked all this time by the same miscreants.
Their minions have no idea what they are doing. If they did, they would immediately stop out of self-interest, if nothing else, for they are blocking their own liberation and peace and plenty for the sake of these unwelcome tormentors. These war, death, and scarcity mongers, these Liars.
So, the Year of the Great and Final Jubilee came and went in silence. Nobody received the relief they were due. Nobody received the land they were due. The very turning of the years and seasons were set askew.
As a result, a great, insurmountable debt is owed by the Church to all of mankind — a debt that the Church is loath to pay, and in many ways, unable to pay — because it isn’t a debt of money or even a debt of land.
It’s a debt of lost life and lost quality of life. A debt of lost comfort. A debt of lost compassion. A debt of lost opportunities. Lost inspirations. Lost happiness. Lost peace. Lost lives. Lost energy. Lost love.
More than a thousand years post-dated like a bad check, people are prancing around the stage in New York singing, “Let the Sunshine in!”
Yes, let the sunshine of truth in. Collect your debts and your wits. Realize that you are the inheritors. And when someone asks you what time it is, know that it’s not really 2023.
That’s just a Lie — another big, fat one, brought to you by the Night-of-the-Living-Dead-Holy-Roman-Empire, which was never holy, never Roman, and never an empire.
A.V.R. Fiduciary
All our pathways are clear and all our energy is flowing.
Feel it. Know it is true. Rock bottom.
This ancient sewer system of worldly power, blocked up with so much crud, is being blasted clear with clean water under immense pressure.
All the blockages are being expelled and the water is running clear and at full throttle and there is no diminishment of its pressure or power.
We are done with Evil.
Done with waiting, too.
We are not going to stand around while they get another phony “world war” started.
We are not going to let them use their war as an excuse to delay the restoration and the jubilee owed to the living people.
All the black robes have been given Due Notice of their ultimate liability.
Remember I told you that every government in the world was given enough money to pay for all possible government services and infrastructure needs, so that the living people would be set free of taxation?
Remember that this system was finally viable in 1941— two years after the Vermin booted up WWII?
What happened after WWII? All the money intended to free mankind from taxation and coercion at the hands of their own employees had to be sidelined to rebuild all the war damage these Vermin caused.
And then they didn’t pay it back, even though they charged the living people many times over what was owed, plus interest.
We are not playing their games anymore.
Set yourselves free. Set your world free.
Focus your minds and hearts and energy on one thought:
All our pathways are open and all our energy is flowing.
Then feel it like a fire hydrant erupting under pressure, penetrating and lifting and blowing away all obstructions.
A.V.R. Fiduciary
Interesting stuff for sure, nothing adds up. The taught history is a total mess. I followed only the building debates, that how can you see the same building types everywhere seemingly much more older than they claimed. There were several resets when they tried to clean up the mess and reprogram those who survived.
Hi Abigail,
Very good video, well worth watching.
We could not even build them today.
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Usually, EXPOSE articles are good. However, I detect an anti- Israel tone sneaking into War and Natural Gas: Gaza’s Offshore Gas Fields.BY PATRICIA HARRITY ON OCTOBER 14, 2023
Words used in phrase such as “It was a three-week armed conflict between Gaza Strip Palestinian paramilitary groups and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
Also: “The justification for this invasion was said to be “persistent terrorist activities and a constant missile threat from the Gaza Strip directed at Israeli civilians.” I could go on and on and on and on! The entire article by this writer is filled with sarcastic anti-ISRAEL bitter flavor.
Alongside the square mile of the Inner City of London, isn’t Israel the false home of the Babylonian Rhadanite Rothschild and others of his ilk?
Evil that murders, rapes and pillages, democides, genocides to satiate unbridled greed and power.
Thanks for your feedback.
Sorry, it is not my tone, but that of the professor who authored the the article years prior to this conflict..
I’m not sure how he would have said “It was a three-week armed conflict between Gaza Strip Palestinian paramilitary groups and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).” any differently? Any suggestions?
I also fail to see how the line “The justification for this invasion was said to be
“persistent terrorist activities and a constant missile threat from the Gaza Strip directed at Israeli civilians.” is biased? Just me?
I have read this article elsewhere and not once have I seen this complaint, in fact I hadn’t seen any complaints. Bizarre really.
Patricia, read the October 14th article, “War and Natural Gas: Gaza’s Offshore Gas Fields” by Patricia Harrity:
https://expose-news.com/2023/10/14/war-and-natural-gas-gazas-offshore-gas-fields/
When reading the section “Who Owns the Gas Fields” in the appended 2009 article “War and Natural Gas: The Israeli Invasion and Gaza’s Offshore Gas Fields,” please bear in mind that this may well be the reason why Yasser Arafat was assassinated with radioactive polonium…
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/palestinian-leader-yasser-arafat-was-murdered-polonium-widow-flna8C11542188
Sorry about what? That someone else wrote it and not you? You haven’t see any complaints about it? Yet, you post this and other anti-Israel rhetoric written by those whose grasp on the real situation in Israel is either beyond their intellect to understand, or their hate is bait for other like-minded haters to feed and spread such bias, a bias that’s as evil as the palestinian/hamas terrorists themselves. That you publish their works claim and claim you have no responsibility for complaints by those you insult with twisted truths, outright lies, and lack of knowledge, understanding, or history of the topic you choose play with, is indeed “bizarre, really”!
Gosh no, I’m certainly not sorry that “someone else wrote it” the man who did has a vast knowledge which far surpasses mine or the armchair critics in the US far away from it all.
I’m “sorry” to disappoint those directing their insults at me, hoping to hurt my feelings..
I have never claimed to have no responsibility for complaints, just surprised people still complain about documented facts yet call them “twisted truths” with zero counter arguments.
Mind you I shouldn’t be surprised as the complaints I’ve had due to my stance from day dot on the covid hoax has made me aware that there will always be those who try to complain and insult due to their brainwashing and lack of knowledge or factual argument.
Hi Eugene Klosinski,
The average age of all the Palestinians has been stated to be 17 years old.
So the Israeli army is in effect, killing children.
If you think this is ok, you must be an Alien not human.
You must know this war is a False Flag, to cover up all the C19 deaths.
At this point I am questioning the whole story. We were told that they had been hit the most hard with the Pfizer vax but were they?
https://beforeitsnews.com/international/2023/10/pro-palestine-support-protest-increased-and-spread-globally-2512520.html
https://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=230787
There was no provocation for this surprise attack on Israelis, certainly not on the babies, children, pregnant women, or paramedics whom they targeted as victims of kidnappings, murders, rapes, beheadings, and torture. This is not warfare. This is the pure evil of a violent people born and raised as terrorists, became suicide bombers for 72 virgins in heaven, which is a place they will see. This is a war between savages & civilization. Planes crashed into skyscrapers, beheading videos spread across social media. In Israel we saw Hamas terrorists raping, mutilating & defiling corpses – another bloody wake-up call. The barbarism of murdering women & children, taking them as hostages & posting photos of their dead bodies to social media, isn’t a byproduct of Islamic warfare, it’s the whole point. Cruelty, beheading, burning to death, torturing & mutilating are the essence of Islam. This is how Islamic warfare was practiced beginning with Mohammed for over a thousand years.
Islam was born out of a war by barbarians against the civilized societies of Persia & Byzantium. Despite academic mythmaking, its vision never extended beyond rape & slavery, its empires fell into power struggles, beginning with Sunnis & Shiites & its cultural & scientific accomplishments were all looted from conquered peoples. Israel is just one front in a global war between savages & civilization They keep no agreements except when it suits them. Their word is worthless & their morality is non-existent. A civilization that does not understand all this will learn it the hard way. Netanyahu understands this, but too many young Israelis do not.
The real cycle of violence between Israel & Hamas works like this. Hamas attacks & Israel reciprocates by stopping Hamas’s immediate ability to attack. Under pressure from allies, Israel does only enough to temporarily declaw Hamas. Each conflict intensifies Gazan poverty & after each one, the world’s nations send aid. But because Hamas controls Gaza, Hamas controls the aid. Hamas gives away enough to make regular Gazans see them as a source of help. But mostly, Hamas leaders make themselves rich & rebuild their war machine
When strong enough, Hamas attacks again. And again, Israel stops them — still doing only enough to stop their immediate ability to make war. Nations again help. Hamas again rebuilds. And when it is strong enough, Hamas attacks again. That is the cycle of violence Israel faces
Here is proof that the Israelis lie – they kept saying that they don’t attack civilians – well see this –
500+ Casualties After Israel Bombs Hospital In Gaza City: Palestinian Officials
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israel-evacuates-residents-28-towns-near-lebanese-border-hezbollah-attacks-increase
“Planes crashed into skyscrapers” this is where you lost all of your credibility.
They were demolished by DEW. They were very handy to implant fear and attack countries based on lies. Also to treat us at the west as potential terrorists, the green card for Big Brother. The humiliating process in airport, the dangerous 5G screening which shows you naked.
9/11 was a huge give away how this game was played. Who is behind the Hamas? Because it looks that the Israel secret service the most likely supporters.
It is not about Israel or Pales tin, our dear leaders signed a DEPOPULATION ANGENDA with the UN, a bunch of greedy parasitic ‘elite’ are behind these wars, psyops, poisons. As we were poisoned (my full family were) I have no sympathy any more, neither patience. Enough of lying about 9/11 or how the Hamas caught Israel BY SUPRISE. It was inside job, just like 9/11 and for a certain purpose using civils on both sides as toys in the newest horror movie while in the background they just want chaos and diversion because the parasites are knowing that without that and after the mass poisoning they are over. They are panicking, hence they want warS.
“Poll: Majority of Israelis Blame Government for Hamas Attack
The poll shows 56% of respondents want Netanyahu to resign”
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/10/12/poll-majority-of-israelis-blame-government-for-hamas-attack/
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One other thing about all of this is the peace treaty that was going to be signed by Israel and Saudi Arabia. A lot of people don’t want this to happen.
If we suspect bias, we might start with the first three sentences of the article:
Almost 15 years ago in December 2008, Israel invaded Gaza under “Operation Cast Lead (2008-2009).” which is also known as the “Gaza War” and the “Gaza Massacre.”
Here’s a little information on the Gaza Massacre: (Wikipedia), so any fool (including the readers & writers of the Daily Expose) can look it up.
The Israeli government’s stated goal was to stop indiscriminate Palestinian rocket fire into Israel and weapons smuggling into the Gaza strip.Hamas stated its rocket fire, which resumed in November 2008, was in response to an Israeli raid of a tunnel leading from Gaza, which it characterized as a ceasefire violation.Israel said the raid was a preemptive strike against a tunnel they believed would be used to abduct Israeli soldiers guarding the border.In the initial air assault, Israeli forces attacked police stations, military targets including weapons caches and suspected rocket firing teams, as well as political and administrative institutions in the opening assault, striking in the densely populated cities of Gaza, Khan Yunis and Rafah.After hostilities broke out, Palestinian groups fired rockets in retaliation for the aerial bombardments and attacks.
That’s your massacre.
You say “information on the Gaza Massacre: (Wikipedia), so any fool (including the readers & writers of the Daily Expose) can look it up” – here’s is information on Wikipedia –
“Wikipedia Founder Warns Site Is Run by CIA to Brainwash the Public:
“There is a war going on for your mind, and Wikipedia is the enemy.”
https://www.informationclearinghouse.info/57815.htm
You say “The Israeli government’s stated goal was to stop indiscriminate Palestinian rocket fire into Israel” – see below for what they were really doing –
“UN report on Gaza war includes stories of civilian executions, attacks on ambulances and targeting of humanitarian facilities”
“an Israeli soldier posted on twitter a picture of another IDF soldier offering water to Ghalia Abu Reda:
The soldiers did this to pretend that they were human. They did not know that Gaza is small, and that the picture would be recognized by the family. When the family returned to Khuza’a they found Ghalia dead!’”
http://mondoweiss.net/2015/06/executions-humanitarian-facilities#sthash.WN4Yorv2.dpuf
“The images from Gaza are searing, a gallery of death and horror. A dishevelled Palestinian man cries out in agony, his blood-soaked little brother dead in his arms. On a filthy hospital bed a boy of perhaps five or six screams for his father, his head and body lacerated by shrapnel. A teenage girl lies on a torn stretcher, her limbs awry, her face and torso blackened like a burnt steak. Mourners weep over a family of 18 men, women and children laid side by side in bloodied shrouds. Four boys of a fishing family named Bakr, all less than 12 years old, are killed on a beach by rockets from Israeli aircraft.”
https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/israels-rank-and-rotten-fruit-is-being-called-fascism-20140724-zwd2t.html
What is your point…there is death on both sides. Innocent people used as pawns…on both sides!!!
Here is proof that the Israelis lie – they kept saying that they don’t attack civilians – well see this –
500+ Casualties After Israel Bombs Hospital In Gaza City: Palestinian Officials
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israel-evacuates-residents-28-towns-near-lebanese-border-hezbollah-attacks-increase
“Israel-Hamas War Latest: Israeli Troops Amass At Border As Iran Warns It Will Intervene If Ground Offensive Launched”
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israel-hamas-war-latest-israeli-troops-amass-border-iran-warns-against-ground
“US Confirms 2nd Carrier Group En Route To “Deter Hostile Actions Against Israel”
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/hamas-claims-26-hostages-died-israeli-airstrikes-including-foreigners-after-idf-finds
Thank you.
I have an idea. As an encore to your reprint of this article, I suggest that you consider reprinting excerpts from “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion” along with commentary from a well respected Iranian cleric. I’m sure that the result would be an even-handed portrayal of Jewish, and by extension, Israeli policies.
And maybe you should begin the proposed series a week after the anniversary of Krystallnacht.
After all, don’t all ‘conspiracy theories’ have validity?
““The Protocols of the Elders of Zion””
Thank you for mentioning, rings a bell.
I was young and naive when someone put that book to my hands. That someone was a member of the local council of the town I lived, MD by profession. Many of these members were ‘interesting’ (to put it mildly) and when drunk they tend to be very open. Another one, also a member of the council – back then my lover for a short time and working to an international, famous media – he asked me grinning that ‘have you read’?
(I did not, I was not interested at that time and didn’t understand the grinning or why that book was given to me at the first place, in fact I still can’t – mocking? to uncover something? warning? – I read it years later, mostly because I loved that man and just wanted to understand things connected to him.)
But the point is, when so many of them are in decision making position everywhere, it’s hard to believe that they can’t influence what happens on global level or that they all landed in these positions because of being talented and were the most suitable for the role.
It’s about a missing balance and people tend to feel sorry for the weak in the story – which are not them. Also no one likes aggressive bullies and you are bullying Patricia. So what about not bullying and let people discuss things, including the present war?
You even typed her name with capital letters. Name and shame you hoped?
As about the book you mentioned, I can’t recall the details, who wrote it and what can be known about its origin? When it first appeared? Who published it? Would you suggest to read it for those who haven’t?
“Krystallnacht” – blackmailing or what? I doubt Patricia lived back then, neither I. Almost 100 years passed, how is it our business Mark? Or mentioning it still helps to gain advantage? Not very fair, is it?
Calling out what I see as bias against Israel and the Jewish people isn’t bullying, and I didn’t single out anyone for abuse. I also never typed Patricia’s name, much less capitalizing it.
Obviously you didn’t get my point at all.
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion are a falsified collection of documents supposedly detailing the Jews plan for world domination.
My point about bias was contained in the juxtaposition of the reprinted article (written by a respected professor) and The Protocols (with commentary from a respected Iranian cleric), pointing out that just because someone is “respected” doesn’t make them unbiased…..and also the timing of the reprint (a week after the massacre) and my proposed reprint of the Protocols (a week after the anniversary of Krystallnacht).
I’m sorry that you didn’t get my point, I thought it was pretty obvious.
I guess I was wrong…..
Real nice. You complain about censorship and attempts to silence The Expose, yet you choose to do the same to me. My views (2 posts) were removed simply because they were pro-Israel and pointed out your biases.
Hypocrites….
You’re worse than the BBC. And you just proved it.
Afraid of the truth? The Expose claims to value free speech and oppose censorship.
It to bad that you don’t practice what you preach. Looks like I wasted my (repeated) donations.
I’ve had three posts deleted because they were in support of Israel and pointed your biases.
I think that meets the definition of hypocrisy
Correction: I received an email saying that my previous comments will be posted.
It looks like I wasn’t censored after all, and I apologize.
Thank you for your apology Mark, I appreciate it.
Your comments automatically went into a “spam” file, as many do, my own included.
I hadn’t been online to see and approve them until earlier this morning.
Thanks for writing this, explain a lot, it is pretty annoying when one types a long comment and it’s ‘awaiting moderation’ and can’t be known it will disappear or will be published later so – at least me – try to change words in it not knowing what was wrong.
Yes, sorry Abigail, I try and pop on to see if any need approving often, but sometimes, it’s difficult.
FYI,
On my end a post stays up for a minute or so (with a small notation saying “Awaiting for approval”) and then disappears, looking like the post has been manually deleted. One of them never reappeared.
That will only happen if the comment contained, unnecessary libelous content or hate speech, or is overly insulting without any other content.
I’ll take a look to see if there are more from you in the spam file.
“US Secretary of State Blinken said it well. “No country can tolerate having a terrorist group come in & slaughter its people…. What Israel is doing is not retaliation. What Israel is doing is defending the lives of its people & as I said, trying to make sure this cannot happen again. And I think any country faced with what Israel has suffered would likely do the same thing. Imagine if this had happened in the US”
Shame for the ignorance and biases of people who write these articles come from other writers and so-called “experts in their field” whose vision is so myopic that the truth is just not in them. Nor is the truth in this article. I can’t help but suspect that donations to this site came from such people and “follow the money” is more important than the truth.
https://beforeitsnews.com/international/2023/10/pro-palestine-support-protest-increased-and-spread-globally-2512520.html
https://tapnewswire.com/2023/10/israelis-say-stop-the-war/
What is the truth then Marlene?
Your suspicions are totally wrong, I write yet have no clue who donates to this site.
Here is proof that the Israelis lie – they kept saying that they don’t attack civilians – well see this –
500+ Casualties After Israel Bombs Hospital In Gaza City: Palestinian Officials
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israel-evacuates-residents-28-towns-near-lebanese-border-hezbollah-attacks-increase
In 2006 British PM Tony Blair intervened on behalf of the Israeli Government.
Strange how his name keeps on cropping up.
I think we should look at who is pulling whose ‘strings’. Don’t you?
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