Friday, October 7, 2022

Rescue effort saves migrants off Greece, at least 22 die (AP) 80 people from Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran had been rescued in the ongoing search. 


Israel’s devastating capitulation to Hezbollah (Israel National News) While Ms. Glick often makes extreme claims, it's important to note that when Israel negotiates with Lebanon, it's negotiating with Hezbollah. That info is missing from most other reports on the negotiations as in the Wall Street Journal, Oct 5,  "Israel-Lebanon Deal Would Boost Gas Exports." 
U.S. Still Hopeful on Lebanon Deal as Israel Prepares for Escalation (Haaretz) Lapid orders Israel's negotiating team to reject Lebanon's objections to maritime agreement as Defense Minister Benny Gantz orders the IDF to prepare for an escalation in the north
New Gas Discovery in Waters Off Israel - Nermina Kulovic (Offshore Energy-Netherlands)
ISIS Sympathizers Planned to Bomb Muslim High School in Nazareth (Ha'aretzSix Israeli Arabs suspected of planning to bomb a Muslim high school in Nazareth in the name of ISIS have been arrested, the Israel Security Agency announced Sunday. They also sought out additional targets, including a crowded bus stop, a police station, and forests frequented by Jews.
The Saudi-Russian oil axis snubs Biden with production cuts (Bloomberg) “The Riyadh-Moscow alliance, which started six years ago, is becoming a permanent axis, redrawing energy geopolitics…. In a world where even China has concerns and questions about Russian policy, Saudi Arabia is today one of the only sure-friends that Putin has left. It may be just pure business — an oil price that’s good for Moscow also suits Riyadh — but it increasingly looks like politics, too.”