Jerusalem News
(January 5, 2020, 8 Tevet 5780)
Contents:
1. Greece, Israel, Cyprus sign EastMed gas pipeline deal
2. IDF moves forwards with integrated tank service
3. Report: The drones that killed Qassem Soleimani waited for his plane to land in Baghdad
4. The sins of their fathers [Descendants of German Nazis who Converted to Judaism] by Tanya Gold
5. Israel's population grew by 1.9 percent to 9.14 million in 2019.
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1. Greece, Israel, Cyprus sign EastMed gas pipeline deal
Angeliki Koutantou
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-greece-cyprus-israel-pipeline-idUSKBN1Z10R5?utm_source=quora&utm_medium=referral
Extracts:
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece, Cyprus and Israel on Thursday signed a deal to build a 1,900 km (1,180 mile) subsea pipeline to carry natural gas from the eastern Mediterranean's rapidly developing gas fields to Europe.
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pose for a photo before signing a deal to build the EastMed subsea pipeline to carry natural gas from the eastern Mediterranean to Europe, at the Zappeion Hall in Athens, Greece, January 2, 2020. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
Although Turkey opposes the project, the countries aim to reach a final investment decision by 2022 and have the pipeline completed by 2025 to help Europe diversify its energy resources.
European governments and Israel last year agreed to proceed with the so-called EastMed project, a $6 to $7 billion pipeline project that is expected initially to carry 10 billion cubic meters of gas per year from Israeli and Cypriot waters to the Greek island of Crete, on to the Greek mainland and into Europe's gas network via Italy.
The region lacks significant oil and gas infrastructure and political relations between the countries - including Cyprus, Greece, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon and Syria - are strained on a number of fronts.
The signing of the EastMed pipeline comes weeks after Turkey and Libya struck an accord on sea boundaries in the Mediterranean, a move which Greece, Cyprus and Israel opposed.
Analysts say that pact could present a barrier to the proposed pipeline which would have to cross the planned Turkey-Libya economic zone.
The pipeline project is owned by IGI Poseidon, a joint venture between Greek gas firm DEPA and Italian energy group Edison.
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2. IDF moves forwards with integrated tank service
Sunday, January 05, 2020
Chief of Staff approves 'next stage' in plan to integrate women into armored units, including serving in tanks.
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3. Report: The drones that killed Qassem Soleimani waited for his plane to land in Baghdad
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/274075
Qassem Soleimani boarded a civilian flight. Two drones were ready and waiting for him to land.
Extracts:
New details have been published regarding the US elimination of Qassem Soleimani, head of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
According to Channel 12 News, Soleiman boarded a Cham Wings Airlines flight from Damascus, Syria. Meanwhile, two General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drones controlled by officials in Nevada left Qatar, a few hundred kilometers from Baghdad. A different report said the drones were sent from Kuwait.
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4. The sins of their fathers [Descendants of German Nazis who Converted to Judaism] by Tanya Gold
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/aug/06/judaism.secondworldwar
A relative of Hitler is now Jewish and living in Israel. So is the son of a Waffen-SS man. Tanya Gold talks to the descendants of Nazis who have embraced Judaism
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5. Israel's population grew by 1.9 percent to 9.14 million in 2019.
JERUSALEM (JTA) - Israel's population grew by 1.9 percent to 9.14 million in 2019.
https://forward.com/news/israel/437577/israel-s-population-on-the-eve-of-the-new-year-hits-914-million/
Extracts:
The Central Bureau of Statistics released the statistics on Tuesday, the last day of 2019.
The breakdown of the population includes 6.772 million Jewish citizens, or 74.1 percent; 1.916 million Arab citizens, or 21 percent; and 448,000, or 5 percent, classified as 'other,' including Russian-speaking immigrants who are not Jewish.