Election Year or Fear!

[Trickytreesreds]

There are said to be massive oil and gas reserves off the Gaza Strip and beneath occupied Palestinian territory.

No one really cares about what voters think seven months into a five year term, that?s just political reality. Do I approve of everything that?s been done since July? No. Do I think it?s been disastrous? No. Does Starmer have more credibility as PM than any of his three or four predecessors. Yes?imo.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The claim that Israel?s war in Gaza is driven by a desire to control Gaza?s oil and gas resources has spread widely on social media and news platforms over the past year. However, Gaza has no known oil reserves and only one small, undeveloped offshore gas field, which Israel has never claimed. Surprisingly, this disinformation traces back to an official 2019 report by a UN agency (UNCTAD) that contained numerous false statements and unsubstantiated figures about non-existent energy reserves that were provided to it by known conspiracy theorists. Despite multiple analyses debunking every part of the report, the UN has not retracted it. This article examines the sources of the Gaza oil myth and points to deliberate attempts by the UNCTAD to fuel the false narrative of Israel seizing non-existent Palestinian oil.

[ramAnag]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The claim that Israel?s war in Gaza is driven by a desire to control Gaza?s oil and gas resources has spread widely on social media and news platforms over the past year. However, Gaza has no known oil reserves and only one small, undeveloped offshore gas field, which Israel has never claimed. Surprisingly, this disinformation traces back to an official 2019 report by a UN agency (UNCTAD) that contained numerous false statements and unsubstantiated figures about non-existent energy reserves that were provided to it by known conspiracy theorists. Despite multiple analyses debunking every part of the report, the UN has not retracted it. This article examines the sources of the Gaza oil myth and points to deliberate attempts by the UNCTAD to fuel the false narrative of Israel seizing non-existent Palestinian oil.

Fair enough. I claim no expertise at all, but it was the UNCTAD report I was quoting. Would have expected the UN to be impartial and know more than either of us, but I won’t argue as I’m not sure.

P.S. Please don’t start the ‘screaming’ allegations again. Can’t think of many less likely to scream than Starmer. Always seems quite calm to me.

[Andy_Faber]

Can’t think of many less likely to scream than Starmer. Always seems quite calm to me.

Actually thats a failing of his, he seems too calm and detached from passion, he doesn't do angry very well.

[ramAnag]

Actually thats a failing of his, he seems too calm and detached from passion, he doesn't do angry very well.

Restrained, dispassionate annoyance is invariably more effective than the ranting and raving shouty version of anger, imo.