Hot Air posted an article yesterday about Israel's quest for energy independence. That makes a lot of sense. Israel is surrounded by countries that have publicly stated that they do not want Israel to exist. Israel depends on some of these countries for her energy needs.
According to My Way:
"The explosion in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula on Saturday came amid a popular uprising against longtime Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The blast set off a massive fire that was contained by shutting off the flow of gas to Jordan and Israel. Egypt's natural gas company said the fire was caused by a gas leak, but local officials said an explosive device was detonated inside the terminal."
The article at My Way also reports that under a deal signed three years ago, Egypt will supply Israel with 1.7 billion cubic meters of gas a year for at least 15 years. Egypt supplies up to half of the energy Israel uses to power its electrical plants. It should be noted here that some of the protestors in Egypt are already claiming that the peace treaty with Israel was between Mubarak and Israel--not Egypt and Israel. I don't think I would depend on any new regime to honor the energy contract.
Israel has recently discovered large reserves of natural gas in Israeli waters and is rapidly moving to tap them.
The article at Hot Air concludes:
"Good for them. Of course, we're sitting on massive reserves of natural gas here in the United States, only the government seems to be taking the opposite approach and hindering our efforts to capture and utilize it. Similarly, Canada and Alaska have large reserves, but the U.S. government is botching efforts to build the pipelines and other infrastructure required to take full advantage of it across all of North America.
"Israel is quick to recognize that energy security is every bit as important to stability and security as all other elements of defense. It's a lesson that a few people in Washington could use a refresher course on."
We need to follow the example of Israel and stop bankrolling our enemies because we refuse to develop our own energy resources.
Israel is actually not any state that can carryout its activities individually but it depends on the United States. In a research paper published at Do My Essay For Me sever agreements were mentioned which clearly states that Israel is a US proxy.