News Briefs for the Zion Oil & Gas Family – September 18, 2015

Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. brings you a roundup of latest news related to oil and gas in Israel and other important news that we believe Zion Oil investors and supporters would appreciate.

Golan Heights Drilling Confirms Presence of Hydrocarbons in N. Israel
In a statement sent to Rigzone, a spokesperson for Genie Oil & Gas (Afek’s parent company), pointed out that the company has not announced a …

Was Hitler’s anti-Semitism different than Khamenei’s?
It’s not a question of more or less, argues Yale’s Timothy Snyder, author of new Holocaust book ‘Black Earth,’ but Hitler’s anti-Semitism was his raison d’être

Discovering Zohr: One of world’s largest natural gas fields found off coast of Egypt
The Italian oil major Eni has discovered a “supergiant” natural gas field in the … On the other hand, Egypt is the largest oil and natural gas consumer in … in Egypt, but the deals have been held up by regulatory uncertainty in Israel.

Germany seeking to try former Auschwitz guard, 93
Prosecutors awaiting health assessment for man known as Reinhold H., accused of 170,000 counts of accessory to murder…

House move on oil exports moot, White House says
(UPI) — Congressional moves to repeal a crude oil exports ban are … exporting oil to the United States because of Washington’s support for Israel.

With Obama slow to act, Putin moves into Syria, upgrades Mideast influence
As Netanyahu heads to warn Moscow about weapons transfers, he knows the Russian leader will do whatever he likes in the region for one simple reason: because he can…

SoCal looks to Israel to solve its water problems
Los Angeles County signs deal with Jewish state to bring Israeli technology to drought-ridden Southern California