VOL. XLIII

No. 33

14-August-2000

ISRAEL

Israel Accelerates Gas Proposals In Response To Pressure Over Electricity Shortfalls

According to the weekly Globes, Israeli Minister of Finance and acting Minister of National Infrastructures Avraham Shochat decided on 7 August that Israel will expropriate land needed to develop the countrys natural gas system and bear the costs of compensation. Mr Shochat also said that the final tender for the design, construction, and operation of the Israeli natural...