Day: August 7, 2020

Turkey is testing the limits in the Middle East

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How do Turkey’s actions in the Eastern Mediterranean impact Israel’s ambitious energy plans? LAHAV HARKOV AUGUST 7, 2020 07:56 For a decade now, Israel’s energy exploration and exportation policies have brought it mostly smooth sailing in the Mediterranean and abroad with stormy politics at home. The government viewed energy discovery in the Eastern Mediterranean as […]

What Really Happened at the Port of Beirut?

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By Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Mordechai Kedar August 7, 2020 Explosion at the Port of Beirut, August 4, 2020, screenshot of YouTube video   BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,681, August 7, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: On August 4, 2020, a massive explosion occurred at a warehouse on the waterfront of the Port of Beirut, Lebanon. […]