Ep. 91 How does the government of Israel treat Christians? In the West, Christian leaders don’t seem interested in knowing the answer. They should be. Here’s the view of a pastor from Bethlehem.

#SouthAfrica ’s top diplomat accuses #Israel of setting a precedent for leaders to defy the top UN court, as she again alleges a campaign of “starvation” in #Gaza .

english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-ea…

For those in particular ask why Qatar keeps expanding their LNG capacity?

All I say is look at its European market share.

US exports sky rocketed & captured 50% of European Market in 2023. Whereas Qatar’s market share remain unchanged despite growing European demand!

#OOTT

Absurd doesn’t begin to cover it.

The emerging warlordism in Gaza, with gangs looting homes and powerful clans monopolizing aid flows, is a preview of how the enclave will look after the war. Forget hopeful talk of bringing in the PA: instead of a central government, it will have anarchy. economist.com/middle-east-an…

Reading russian Orange Tree Theatre last night with Uncle Vanya! Congratulations on a smashing performance 🎭

Saudi will curb football spending this summer:
- Clubs spent $875 mn in transfer fees last summer
- But only made $16 mn from selling players
- Average attendance = 8,000 per game
- Down 10% from previous season

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Saudi Arabia wants to invest in an LNG project 🇸🇦🚢

💰 Aramco is in “discussions with a number of entities in the US and other regions,” said CEO Nasser
👀 They will focus on overseas LNG projects, and use its gas at home to produce blue hydrogen/power

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Biden gave Israel five months of unprecedented support and Netanyahu, predictably, still spent a whole interview heaping contempt on him. The 'bear hug' strategy was doomed from the start, as anyone who knows Netanyahu could have told you in October politico.eu/article/israel…

Yup.

The lesson on the importance of energy security has been learned (and relearned) again and again. The energy transition can only proceed steadily and at scale if the lesson is heeded. spglobal.com/en/research-in…

🇨🇳 - While western countries de-risk from China, the rest of the world is turning to Beijing
• Chinese firms now export more to developing economies than to US, EU and Japan
• China's trade push also comes with long-term investment plans, notably in southeast Asia

Egypt paradox:

Why did the economic crisis happen?
Partly because Egypt borrowed from abroad to build a new capital city that has limited economic return

How is Egypt getting out of crisis?
By taking money from abroad to build even more cities

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

QATAR TO FURTHER EXPAND LNG EXPORTS BY 2030 ON RISING DEMAND
🇶🇦 ❤️ 🚢

💰 Qatar to develop a new 16 million tons/year project, lifting annual production to 142 million tons (!) by end of decade
🇺🇸 The move comes as the US pauses approvals for projects

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Qatar energy minister Al-Kaabi: expects a global shortage of gas despite new projects.

“The only thing that would stop us announcing more projects is if we don’t believe there is a market for gas”

US DOE: ignores its own gas forecasts + cites International Energy Agency backcasts to block projects

'As recently as a few days ago, a senior U.S. official said to one of us that we could not be tougher with Netanyahu because we would lose our leverage with him. What leverage? He does not listen.' newrepublic.com/article/179129…

Confused by Congress’s fights over Ukraine funding? Steven Pifer has you covered in this excellent Brookings Foreign Policy explainer. His concluding question: “Is Johnson prepared to bear the responsibility as the one who crippled Ukraine’s effort to defend itself?” brookings.edu/articles/will-…

“It’s something that is being viewed with some scepticism, at least initially”

Brussels power grab on defence irks industry and EU capitals over funding and bureaucracy concerns

ft.com/content/200992… via @ft Andrew Bounds Guy Chazan

Rewatched this interview again and really think it deserves more scrutiny by everyone following the LNG export moratorium. Hadley Gamble asked all the right questions but the answers...lacked accuracy. Quick🧵

Reasons Behind Words: OPEC Narratives and the Oil Market

👉 federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/r…