[Maria S]

I don't know all the details about how Israel became an independent country, but weren't all mineral rights relinguished as part of the deal? I don't think Israel has any claim on whatever oil there might be under their land. Maybe the deal was brokered after the 1967 war.

Maybe someone who's more familiar with this can give an explanation.

Thanks,

[AmericaUnited]

but weren't all mineral rights relinguished as part of the deal? I don't think Israel has any claim on whatever oil there might be under their land

Huh?! Israel is a 100% sovereign nation that has total and absolute rights over their land.

[SJackson]

I don't know all the details about how Israel became an independent country, but weren't all mineral rights relinguished as part of the deal? I don't think Israel has any claim on whatever oil there might be under their land. Maybe the deal was brokered after the 1967 war.

I've never heard anything even remotely resembling that.

[Quix]

Not, to my knowledge, AT ALL.

[JimRed]

...weren't all mineral rights relinguished as part of the deal? I don't think Israel has any claim on whatever oil there might be under their land. Maybe the deal was brokered after the 1967 war.

And if they reneg on the "deal", who is going to come in and take it? They can kick tail on all the combined arab countries, and Russia or China would have a long supply chain to maintian.