Obama/Biden Administration Kills the Israel to Europe Gas Pipeline a Second Time Helping Russia Instead

 

The Obama/Biden Administration has killed a gas pipeline from Israel to Europe helping Russia and Iran instead.  This is the second time the Obama/Biden Administration has killed this pipeline.

We first wrote about the Israel to Europe pipeline in 2019.  This was related to George Papadopoulos. Obama targeted George Papadopoulos first to stop the construction of Israel’s natural gas pipeline to Europe in favor of Iran’s pipeline.  Then Obama’s Deep State targeted Papadopoulos a second time to prevent candidate Trump from being President!

Papadopoulos tweeted about this back in 2019.

Here is what happened to Papadopoulos as a result of his efforts to help Israel build a pipeline to Europe.

Today it was reported that Obama/Biden have done it again.  They successfully killed the Israeli gas pipeline to Europe.

The Biden administration has abruptly withdrawn American support for the Eastern Mediterranean (EastMed) pipeline, a project aimed at shipping natural gas from Israel to European markets. The White House said the project was antithetical to its “climate goals.”

In reaching its decision, which effectively kills EastMed, the White House appears to have caved to pressure from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has vociferously opposed the underwater pipeline because it would bypass Turkey.

Biden’s decision — reportedly coordinated with Turkey but reached without consulting Israel, Greece or Cyprus, the main countries involved in the project — undercuts three of the strongest American allies in the Mediterranean region.

The White House could not have chosen a less opportune moment to announce its decision. With tensions rising between Russia and Ukraine, Europe (which relies on Russia for approximately one-third of its natural gas supplies) is searching for alternative sources of gas to reduce its overreliance on Moscow.

The Biden administration’s decision also smacks of hypocrisy. The White House claims that it wants the Mediterranean region to transition to “clean energy,” but it recently announced its support for the Russia-backed Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which would double shipments of Russian natural gas to Germany.

EastMed’s cancellation — variously described as a “disastrous decision,” a “strategic mistake” and an act of “appeasement” of Erdoğan — represents a major geopolitical victory for the Turkish strongman. Analysts worry that he will be emboldened to continue escalating tensions in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean in his quest to expand Turkish control over energy supply routes to Europe.

Joe Biden approved a pipeline from Russia to Germany — but prevents US ally Israel from building a pipeline to Europe. Whose side are they on anyway?