93: Israel-Lebanon maritime border dispute and Iran protests: Edy Cohen’s verdict

The decades old Israel-Lebanon maritime border dispute is making headlines again with the planned Israeli start-up for drilling for offshore gas in Karish in the Mediterranean.

But escalating rhetoric from Iranian-sponsored Shiite terror group Hezbollah threatens war. Their leader Hassan Nasrallah claims some of Karish sits north of Lebanon’s border line.

Western Europe needs Mediterranean gas since Russia invaded Ukraine. Germany and their like need to extricate themselves from Putin’s weaponisation of energy.

Can Israel avoid war to become a regional energy power?

And what about the Iranian protests at the same time as America attempts to renegotiate the JCPOA deal in Vienna?

Edy Cohen’s a native Arab speaker, born and raised in Beirut, now living in Israel.

He has over half a million followers across the Arab world.

He tweets Israeli and Jewish perspectives to the Muslim neighbourhood, delving deeper than almost anyone.

Edy deals in absolutes, in realpolitik and it’s the second time he’s appeared on Jonny Gould’s Jewish State.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry establishment doesn’t like him because his outreach is both powerful - and unrestrained by the filter of diplomatic niceties.

That’s why I like him, that’s why you reacted so positively to him – and that’s why he’s back.

Welcome Edy Cohen back to our podcast!

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