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  • 'Time' magazine, volume 27, issue 18, May 4, 1936. The cover shows Torkild Rieber
    'Time' magazine, volume 27, issue 18, May 4, 1936. The cover shows Torkild Rieber
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    Doing Big Business With Fascists

    For American oilman Torkild Rieber, helping the Nazis was even more important than profit

    byRon Capshaw
  • An employee works at an onshore rig in Maanit, about 50 kms north of Tel Aviv, July 29, 2009.
    An employee works at an onshore rig in Maanit, about 50 kms north of Tel Aviv, July 29, 2009.
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    ‘Billions of Barrels of Israeli Oil’ Tapped in the Golan Heights

    Afek Oil and Gas dug until it found a wellspring of commercially viable oil. Its CEO says its the first discovery of its kind since Israel was established.

    byJonathan Zalman
  • The Tamar drilling natural gas production platform is seen some 25 kilometers West of the Ashkelon shore on March 28, 2013 in Israel.(Albatross via Getty Images)
    The Tamar drilling natural gas production platform is seen some 25 kilometers West of the Ashkelon shore on March 28, 2013 in Israel.(Albatross via Getty Images)
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    Fight Over Mediterranean Gas Fields Heats Up

    Turkish navy intercepts Norwegian exploration vessel near Cyprus

    byNicholas Saidel
  • An Israeli Navy vessel passes by the Tamar natural-gas production platform during a squadron exercise on May 27, 2013, off the coast of Israel in the Mediterranean Sea.(Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
    An Israeli Navy vessel passes by the Tamar natural-gas production platform during a squadron exercise on May 27, 2013, off the coast of Israel in the Mediterranean Sea.(Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
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    With Natural Gas Fields in the Eastern Mediterranean, Israel Now Has a New Front: the Sea

    As new fields come online, Israel is beefing up its naval assets to fend off threats from Turkey, Lebanon, and Russia

    byNicholas Saidel and Julian Kasdin
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    No, Not That Baijan, Azerbaijan!

    Better know a new Israeli ally

    byMarc Tracy
  • Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.(Michael Totten)
    Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.(Michael Totten)
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    Lebanon Passes Oil Law

    Seen as provocation against Israel

    byMarc Tracy
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