Energy & Israeli Foreign Policy: A Virtual Israeli Center Series with Dr. Elai Rettig
Angry at Moses – Israel’s Quest for Oil Since 1948
Securing reliable oil imports has been a top national security priority for Israeli decision makers since the country's establishment. How did Israel manage to obtain oil supplies during numerous embargos and how did this shape its foreign policy and global weapons trade?
Dr. Elai Rettig is the Israeli Institute Teaching Fellow in Israeli and Environmental Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. In this three-part study, Dr. Rettig will explore the interplay between energy security and foreign policy in Israel from 1948 to the present.
This lecture is the first of a three-part series.