When in 1999 British Gas discovered a large reservoir of natural gas in Gaza, it doomed the strip to its fate. Gaza may be sitting on more than 1.2 trillion cubic feet of gas that we are certain the US and Europe have already claimed, along with Israel stealing the lion’s share. It was never about Hamas, nor was it ever about defending Israelis from the attack, which Egypt warned Israel about three days earlier. It was always about the West and Israel stealing the natural gas in Gaza.
Benjamin Netanyahu just threatened again with invading Rafah and bombing the last safe enclave in Gaza to ethnically cleanse the Palestinians out. Egypt is already building them tent cities to receive them. Maybe Egypt is also sharing in the gas in Gaza. Who knows?
Gaza is just another violent colonization project and theft. In broad daylight.
WHAT IS THE VALUE OF GAZA’S NATURAL GAS
For the West, Gaza represents 1.2 trillion c/f of free natural gas it can use to decrease its dependence on Russia, which may explain why Russia is hosting the Palestinians to try to stop the theft.
This is why Biden is resisting a ceasefire, no matter the consequences for his presidency. The US and Europe, in addition to Israel of course, have already carved out the spoils of Gaza amongst themselves, and not even hundreds of thousands of dead Palestinians are going to stand in their way and stop their theft.
If successful, it would be the largest theft in the history of humankind as 1.2 trillion cubic feet of gas are valued, in today’s dollars at the retail levels, at around $2.6 trillions. As per one billion cubic feet translated into British Thermal Units valued each at $2.20 per BTU.
The natural gas fields in Gaza are worth $2.6 Trillions.
In an article published on August 24, 2022, Germany claims it will “replace all Russian energy imports – most notably natural gas – by as soon as mid-2024“. Just in time for Israel to attack Rafah this month to push the Palestinians out of their lands, and begin the extraction process to meet the needs of Germany.
Now, the whole world knows why Germany is the biggest advocate of the Gaza Genocide. It needs to buy its natural resources from Israel, not the Palestinians, who are the real owners of that wealth.
Gaza is just another violent colonization project and theft. In broad daylight.
The western barbarity has no honor, no dignity, and no self-respect. It exists only to pilfer other people’s resources, using violence to achieve its goals.