He argues that if Israel controls the Levant it can build the Ben-Gurion canal, exploit Gaza-adjacent natural gas, and effectively make others pay tolls for trade access, turning Israel into the wealthiest part of the world.
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Natural GAS
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"Explain to us the significance of the Levant. Right. So the Levant has always been a center of the world's trade. Okay. Why? Because..."
"...but off Gaza are these tons and tons of dollars of natural gas in the sea. And if you control the Levant, basically everyone..."
"...being destroyed are because of war, right? The Americans attacked the natural gas fields of Iran, and Iranians responded by attacking the natural gas..."
"And it can also target pipelines of natural gas. Basically, it can take offline one -third of the world's energy supply, and this would,..."
"...GCC energy infrastructure. Remember that China relies heavily on Qatar liquefied natural gas, as is the case with other countries in Europe. So China..."
"...from the gcc so not just iranian oil but also qatari natural gas right so as you point out china very much wants to..."
"...New York, and it has the ninth largest crude oil and natural gas reserves on the planet and a literacy rate of almost 80%."
"...50 % more for its energy needs from the Americans, liquefied natural gas from the Americans. And so the German economy basically collapsed. Yeah...."
"...States is not only selling weapons, but they're also selling liquefied natural gas. And that's a huge part. You know, Donald Trump has been..."
"...first mechanism is to charge the Europeans a lot for liquefied natural gas, right? So, right now, the Europeans are paying 50 % more..."
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