Israel and its neighbor are embroiled in a dispute over the boundaries of resource-rich maritime territories.
Which country’s claims are better supported by international maritime law?
- Andrew Norris
- Tablet
The discovery of vast hydrocarbon reserves in the Levant Basin, estimated by the United States Geological Survey in 2010 to contain an estimated 122 trillion cubic feet of recoverable natural gas and 1.7 billion barrels of recoverable oil, holds the promise of a significant economic boom to nations in the region, particularly Cyprus, Israel, and…
Yet this seeming windfall also has the potential to create, or…