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Disagree with the analysis; it overlooks too much

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Submitted by Naftali Greenwood (Israel), Dec 21, 2015 at 12:24

Dr. Pipes overlooks a crucial aspect of the Leviathan gas reservoir: Its development costs, so it is said, are so, er, Leviathan as to require large-scale exports and an "anchor" importer to receive them. This may be a truism with little truth behind it, but if it's true, then Israel's options are basically to cut such a deal with Turkey or a less Leviathan regional player or to leave the gas under the seabed.

And if Turkey reverts to the hostility that typified it for years until last week, a cynical outcome presents itself: Israel's infrastructure for Leviathan will be up and running and the Turkish connection will expire at Ankara's doing.

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Europe is less Leviathan than Turkey?

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Turkish weakness [64 words]Javaid AkhtarJan 31, 2016 01:19227876
An Israeli Pipeline to Turkey? A Bad Idea....Yes. [35 words]AnneJan 2, 2016 09:35227418
I wait to hear Israel say Turkey's position makes progress impossible [64 words]Anon.Dec 29, 2015 13:08227349
Agree [239 words]PhilipDec 29, 2015 07:30227344
Deep in your guts, you know they're nuts. [16 words]Michael SJan 2, 2016 03:45227344
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Naivety of modern socieites [49 words]
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AnonDec 22, 2015 18:48227222
Follow the money? [85 words]philleshfanDec 22, 2015 13:59227220
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1An Israeli Gas Pipeline to Turkey? Bad Idea [122 words]JudithDec 21, 2015 13:37227196
Strictly speaking Ariel Sharon was neither naive nor cynical regarding the Gaza withdrawal. [319 words]Anon.Dec 21, 2015 13:30227195
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Playing games [36 words]BorisGDec 21, 2015 10:40227188
2Let us put Erdogan to the test and do Not be fooled by the most dangerous Islamist on the Planet. [175 words]Miichael Hanni MorcosDec 21, 2015 09:54227186
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