Israel’s Maritime Deal with Lebanon | The New Maritime Deal: Who Gains and Loses?

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Israel’s Maritime Deal with Lebanon
By Sarah Stern | October 14, 2022
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On Tuesday, the interim government of Israel agreed to a deal with the government of Lebanon involving the Karish gas field, discovered just a few kilometers off of the coastal town of the northern Rosh Hanikra in 2010. Lebanon has claimed that part of the Karish maritime gas fields were under its control, and demanded a maximalist economic position for the proceeds of the gas extraction.

Israel has conceded to the Lebanese demands, in exchange for a 3 mile internationally recognized maritime border. The French oil and gas company, Total, had agreed to commence extracting gas this past September, and has delayed this process until this week. Lebanon, whose government is under the firm political control of Iranian-backed Hezbollah had used a complex strategy combining threats from Hezbollah, together with both obstinate and intricate negotiating positions from the Cedars government of Lebanese President Michael Aoun, to be able to conclude this deal. Israel did not commence extracting the gas in September.

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As Israel and Lebanon enter into a binding agreement, regulating the issues of their maritime borders and the production of gas and distribution of the economic benefits, one has to ask: Who comes out the winner in this negotiation? What is in it for Israel, for Lebanon and for Hezbollah? How successful were these negotiations for everyone involved, and will it actually help to bring peace and stability to the region, economic viability to the people of Lebanon, or simply strengthen Iranian-backed Hezbollah?

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