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Israel: Tel Aviv up in protest over US-Israeli natural gas deal

By  |  July 5, 2015

Hundreds have rallied in Tel Aviv to protest over a proposed gas deal with the United States pushed by the government, which critics say may create a monopoly that will control two of Israel’s largest natural gas reserves.

America’s Noble Energy and Israel’s Delek Group, in the event of the deal, will get access to the Tamar and Levianthan offshore sites – something the people say is tantamount to “robbery,” The Times of Israel reported.

The pair also wants access to two smaller, recently-discovered reserves. Last year, the two were branded a de facto monopoly by Israel’s Antitrust Commissioner David Gilo, who has since resigned over the issue.

Full content: The Times of Israel

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