Egypt had struck a deal with Israel to supply natural gas over a 15 year period which as we all know was an ice breaker for the two. Then Brits struck
a deal with the Egyptians that comprimised Israels security.
It appears that the brits have indirectly helped fund the Palestinians in this energy deal that could be a source of covert violence, making it
appear to be Al Qaeda in nature, when it really might not be.
Read this article. It appears there could be a motive.
www.debka.com...
Unbeknownst to Israel, The UK had struck a deal with Egypt using its Palestinian partner to drill the same fields that would be supplying the Israeli
natural gas. In other words, Israel would be indirectly reliant on Palestians for their energy source of natural gas for the next 15 years.
Sharon preferred the Egyptian gas offer to the bid made by the Palestinian Authority-British Gas on the grounds that any cash flow to the Palestinian
would end up bankrolling terrorist operations against Israel.
This turn of events is at complete odds with the Ariel Sharon’s energy strategy.
His decision to buy Egyptian rather than Palestinian gas was influenced by the following security considerations:
1. If Israel rejected Palestinian gas, it would have no alternative buyers given the world’s glut of gas.
2. The Palestinians would thus be denied revenues that would obviously have been used to fuel armed action against Israel rather than Gaza’s
reconstruction.
3. Egypt has a surfeit of gas. Sharon hoped the transaction with Israel would have deterred Cairo from helping the Palestinians develop their own
field.
4. Israel feels betrayed by Britain and Egypt. Both had promised helpful partnership roles in support of Israel’s evacuation of the Gaza Strip and
undertook to create a new, effective Palestinian security force to quell terrorist activity. (A British MI6 secret service war room has been set up in
the Gaza Strip). Now both are instead acting in ways detrimental to Israel’s security interests.
Israel has a beef with the brits.
Think theres a motive in here for uglyness? I sure hope not.
The timing of the signing. The death of the Egyptian leader. And then the UK Bombing. To many pieces fit too close.
This thing is starting to stink.
Peace
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