Control of global transit oil communications as a key goal of Israel in the Middle Eastern architecture

By means of pursuing its aggressive policy in the Middle East, Israel intends to redirect the transit of energy resources through its own territory.

The Middle East retains its undeniable strategic role not only as the cradle of civilizations and spiritual centers but also as a key crossroads of global trade and transit routes.

Within this geopolitical dynamic, Israel, pursuing an active policy in the region, seeks to reroute the transit of energy resources through its territory.

Oil as a geopolitical factor

Sources of strategic raw materials, primarily oil, and the markets for their sale have always been in the spotlight for the world’s leading powers. Since the beginning of the twentieth century, when oil began playing a key role in industry, world history has been full of conflicts related to control over its extraction and sale. Oil has consistently acted as a powerful geopolitical factor, generating, sustaining, and fueling conflicts wherever the irreconcilable interests of key players collide.

The considerable distance between oil fields and consumer markets makes transit communications critically important. Whoever controls these connecting links gains the ability to dictate the terms of trade and to make both producers and consumers dependent on them. The advantageous geographical position of the Middle East, at the crossroads of three continents – Asia, Africa and Europe – turns the region into a strategic centre of world affairs. The military bases of leading powers are located here, with the most important transit routes passing through its territory and maritime areas. On top of that come the richest oil reserves concentrated in the Gulf countries.

Israeli strategy in the realms of regional competition

Within this complex picture, Israel,........

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