Burnham’s North Sea Oil Plans Just Hit A MAJOR Israel Problem
Right, so Andy Burnham is approaching a North Sea oil decision with an awkward Israel problem attached to it, because when isn’t there an Israel problem attached to a UK government. His administration has promised sanctions against companies helping to fund or expand illegal settlements. But one of the businesses that could benefit from Rosebank has a majority shareholder named in the UN’s settlement-business database.
That shareholder is Delek. It owns more than half of Ithaca, which owns a fifth of Rosebank. And according to Scottish Independent news outlet The Ferret, a recent dividend…
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