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Jordan, Turkey, and the UAE have all agreed to move ahead with Israeli President Herzog's proposal of regional cooperation on climate change, according to Israeli media
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Israel's energy minister said on Tuesday a deal with partners from the United Arab Emirates to transport oil from the Gulf to Europe via Israel should be cancelled as it was too much of an environmental risk.
As Iran comes under increased pressure from geopolitical rivals regarding sanctions, oil, and the nuclear deal, it has turned to hard power to assert its regional influence and hide its nerves.
Israeli Environment Minister Tamar Zandberg said Thursday that an oil deal between Israel and the UAE, which threatened fragile coral reefs in the Gulf of Eilat, has been effectively blocked.
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Environmentalists in Israel have celebrated after the Israeli government said it would not allow more crude oil to be shipped through the port of Eilat, dealing a blow to a controversial pipeline deal with the UAE.
Israel accused Iran of "environmental terrorism" after a devastating oil spill off its Mediterranean coast.
Fish and other marine life have been barred from sale for consumption until further notice.
An oil deal struck last year as part of the historic agreement establishing formal diplomatic ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is turning Eilat into a waypoint for Emirati oil headed for Western markets.
US Senator Ben Cardin has said that the UAE know it must move away from oil and seek alternative forms of energy.
The regime and Russia have overlapping and differing goals in their quest to re-conquer southern Syria.