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Brazils president ial contest is heated for a run off. Lift is candidates, louise, enough lula to silver when the 1st round of voting, but not with the numbers needed to avoid a 2nd round. Hell face and come and show you both scenario on october, the 30th flows are the headlines. The news continues here on al jazeera, after inside story, news, news, news, news, israel and lebanon close to resolving their long running maritime border dispute. The u. S. Has offered a proposal to clarify their boundaries in an area with potentially huge gasket. So what is at stake and will help improve relations between the 2 countries . This is inside the ah, ah hello and welcome to the program. Im fully back. He bow. A long running dispute between israel and lebanon may soon be resolved. Both countries lay claim to the same stretch of ocean in the Eastern Mediterranean that could contain lucrative gas deposits. A u. S. Mediator has sent a written proposal to both lebanon and israel to demarcate the maritime border. The 2 countries disagree on the boundary separating very exclusive economic zones. The contested waters contains carries gas field and the kind of prospect. Israel claims the boundary runs north at line one, giving it the right to operate in courage. But lebanon pushed the border further south at line 23. In 2012, a. U. S. Mediator proposed a midway solution called the half line, but it wasnt accepted. A decade later, lebanon demanded the boundary, be pushed south to line 29. The latest us proposal is said to offer a compromise that 2 countries would share the kind of field while the carriage would stay in israel zone, is in a harder explains from build a long Standing Maritime border dispute between lebanon and israel, maybe close to being resolved a written proposal is now on the table. Its based on years of intermittent and indirect negotiations mediated by the United States. A deal would be a rare diplomatic breakthrough between enemies that would unlock valuable underwater resources, but it would also position the Eastern Mediterranean as an energy hub, supplying europe as it seeks replacements for russian gas. There is a need that has been created due to the russian ukrainian war. Europe is looking at the east mediterranean as one possible source. Israel is already an exporter of energy and wants to significantly add to its output by starting to produce gas at its career field. But there are security concerns. The iranian back to arms group has bella has said, it has the capability to obstruct the sale of gas to europe. If lebanons rights in the maritime region arent recognized. Israel dismiss the threats of warned of a war if there is any attack. But despite the tough talk, all parties have shown readiness to reach a deal lebanese officials and has the law have called it a historic opportunity for the country. Grappling with a major financial crisis. Lebanon hasnt been able to begin drilling because International Companies wont explore the area until the border dispute is resolved. The proposed compromise is believed to involve including cutting field and israels economic zone. While most of the nearby carno will go to lebanon, even though there are no proven reserves in that field, the agreement wont become formal until the parties finalize it. During indirect meetings, at a u. N. Base near their border, a breakthrough doesnt signal piece or a normalization of relations, but it could reduce tensions and allow gas to flow from under the sea than a hood or for inside story. While the leader of lebanon test bala group has called the proposal, a significant step pass and as run low says he hopes a resolution will open up Major Economic opportunities in fact allow so kind of who we are. All aware of 50 theory rating situation globally fuse food, cash flows, etc. The situation is suspecting even european countries. Lebanon is waiting for foreign loans and assistance. While we have our own riches within our own waters. If this issue comes to a favorable outcome, it will be the product of our unity and solidarity. It is not the time to seek political gains. We should bank on our own points of strength. And israels Prime Minister, suppose the deal, and has even backed the idea of lebanon producing natural gas in disputed waters. The case if you can, this is, this is a deal that strengthens israel, security and israel, the economy. We have no opposition to an additional liberties gas field being developed from which we would of course receive the royalties to us such a field would we can live in these dependency on iran, restrain hezbollah, and bring regional stability. Ah, well lets bring in august now for todays inside story in beirut, laurie high t on an oil and gas analysts and a political activists. And in west jerusalem, russell shall live a lawyer and researcher at the core lead policy for him. And hes really think tank. Thank you both for joining us on inside story laurie in baby. Let me start with you. They seems to be a renewed sense of urgency to get an agreement on this long running maritime dispute between lebanon and israel, with the lebanese authorities receiving the u. S. Mediators proposal, you get a sense that we are nearing ideal. Definitely, this is the sensor. Getting and they route that this is almost done. Deed and the love it and they are 33. 00 here. Are very positive about the deal and theyre talking about progress and positive signs and even has walla, which was which was thought to be a spoiler yesterday. Has on the law, had had a very positive statement about the deal. So i guess the atmosphere and the environment you to be with is that it is going to happen as soon. And i think with everything that were hearing today in israel, i think that will push more for the u. S. M a. J to push for the to happen before the elections outcome. And before may be enough and yelled, taking over from what youre hearing. Hes against d, so i think time wise, there is no overlap between 11 on one thing a deal. The soon as before the end of the president s mandate by 31 october. And it seems that there is a rush, even in israel because it wants the g l to the end, the extra come against that the so this overlap might make it even sooner than expected. It might be signed. Lets get the view from west jerusalem russell. How is this propose deal being viewed in israel, and is there a sense of urgency there . As laurie says, well, 1st i want to emphasize the absolute tragedy of this deal, right . Lebanon is a failed states. If its ruled by a rainy and a puppet regime, this deal will not benefit the lebanese people, rather, it will allow, because by law and the, and the iranian government tickets and salutes and to plunder lebanon, natural resources. I further want to emphasize, right . Israel is a democracy and we are in election season. The current government has no, has no public mandate to commit to make to make this deal, it cannot be done under a caretaker, transitional government. It has no mandate for this deal. Ok will allow laurie to respond. We dont know laurie the exact terms, of course, and the devil is in the details. But from the, the reports and statement that youve seen, how would 11 on benefits from this deal. And so, 1st of all, i think like lebanon is desperate for a deed, on the maritime borders, because they do believe that this deed will have is the pressure that is lebanon. That 7 on is going through, especially the Political Class, to do the forms from the International Community. The Donors Community from the i m. S, from the word, but every, the, every but the 17 on to duty forms and that the government of lebanon is reluctant to do so. They believe that the deed would is the pressure. And then if the thought is committed to start working to discover or in, and then or the discovered that would help as well for lebanon to have a better deal with that. And if it is in place and therefore they please that car, the oil and gas card to get out of the economic crisis were living in, especially to is the pressure on the reforms that the, that the government is asked to undergo. What about has been law . Would it agree to, to anything that the lebanese government agrees on under this proposed d, a which, according to reports, again, nothing is confirmed yet. Carry shield would remain in these ready waters and a greater share of the kind of field for lebanon, even though we dont know whether there is actual gas in khana would, has been la, agree to this proposal. Oh well, has, well i had been consulted on all the steps that led to 2 days proposal. Thats why what were hearing from has was, these are things like this is a positive step towards a solution. That means that they agree on the clause and the provision of the deed. So what we are seeing todays life has law is not very much interested about where the board, those are. It is talking more about like the need to exploit the oil and gas research that we have because they do believe that that will change the face of lebanon, and that will help log on recover. Definitely. We know that this comes with cave. Yes. When a country like lebanon has full governance, when we have institutional failure, when do we do have corruption as high a high level corruption . We know that in, in, in, by, by a, by looking at other places when you have to governance and all these problems with corruption and Institution Failure on and that doesnt come and has the country to recover. But once again, this is the card that has been asleep to push for the for this month and border to happen because they see it as an economy as an economy that this, this might, its on board that has economy benefits more than political or anything as alright, laurie, as you heard, russel shallow say not everyone in israel agrees with this proposed deal. Israel, former Prime Minister and its Opposition Leader now, many minutes now accused the current Prime Minister. Yeah. Le pete of giving up israeli territory and hiding the details of the repose deal from the public take listen. Will it be in my dads lap . He does not have a mandate to give an enemy country sovereign territories and sovereign property which belong to all of us. If this illegal hijacking passes, we will not be bound on november 1st, we will return to israel a strong and experienced leadership that maintain security for all of us. Russell shall have what is at stake foy rail here . Well, my, my colleagues were, its really go to underscore why the is really public as opposed to the feel. First of all, right, why . Why is the, is really government keeping the details of the steel from the company is really public. But there is no reason for israel to give what can be going to be turned or can be presented as a, as a victory to, to, to, to the is really public is firmly against territorial concessions. Right . We have, we have done that in the past. Weve done an 11 or weve done a gas that weve done in many places where not weve, weve only gotten terror, were not, were not interested in giving and giving prices to, to, to rainy and puppet. But this would allow, is where i would need to, to extract gas from carriage without any security threats because of course, lebanon and bala had threatened, you know, some sort of a talk if israel were to go ahead with extracting gas from carriage without this agreement. But now that they seem to be agree, an agreement in the works, wouldnt this allow israel to, to achieve some of the Energy Energy needs that it said it would, through parish korea was, was always under israeli control and is really sovereignty. Right. Israel should not be listening to, to, to the threats because, well, the truth is because book is a, is a, is a paper tiger. Israel should be. So that said not the condition if its Economic Growth and access to with natural gas on, on the bus threats. Ok. Lori russell is clearly opposed to this proposed deal. We heard his position there, but i, i want our viewers to understand what is at stake for israel here. Youve told us about whats at stake for lebanon, but why would the current is really government, agree to this deal as the sign seems to be indicating look from what were hearing from the israeli side 1st, before they are saying that at the end of the day, if this kind of feed is discovered the prospect, we will get there and we will get compensation from that the fees. So therefore were not giving away anything. And then i think the more the major issue for these readings and why theyre doing this is to secure stability in the region. And they feel that if level on the under go or embark on finding all and god and having a platform very close to that is very easy. So therefore, there will be this, the childrens where lebanon would be less interested in Going Forward with this, right . Because they do have this economic interest of keeping the platform working and having all and, and i think one other issue that is the same and that im hearing from the news in israel is like they think that if it did, it may the going to bed between that one on is read, if on find all and god, that was even the country that would make 11 or less interested than one. And that will, that will make living on less dependent or at least has what law detached from iran wouldnt you think . Ive been away in lebanese politics at no, that will not be right. I mean the one thing that the way my mentor has iran yvonnes in iraq. So definitely it was not reduced as valid as dependence on iran because iran has what they have. This is every nation that will last for ever. And no one has to think that anything that happens 11 on any economic recovery that would mean that iran would let go of our has well, i would that school of iran that is a very organic relationship. And it was not, its will not. And so its the same like when they think that if iran, if iran goes into a j. C. P, a did again, that will put them away from having a weapon or a Nuclear Weapon which will not happen. Iran, we want to have Nuclear Weapons weapon, whatever happens. So at the end of the day is red is looking at this deed from the security lens more than from an economy. Lance, which is on the other side, from the revenue side, this is economy g, d that theyre making because theyve been on, wants to benefit from its oil and gas, et cetera, and move on with the recovery. Again, taking that with a bit of thought because of the situation and we have to do the forms before being able to benefit from our oil and gas sector. But that is, this is what this pushing the lebanese government and the Israeli Government is pushed by the security obsession that they have. And they think that would bring them stability and it will stabilize the orders. Ok, russell, your response laurie says israel through this deal is looking for a sick for more or better security. What is your view on this . So 1st i would like to make 2 points. Right. Currently, iran spacing major address, the continuing a rule of the ice whole as the aquatic regime is being threatened. So again, israel and the United States and the International Community should not be, should be standing with uranium people and not doing that well. To do right now, it is a limit on andy runs directly with israel with a us mediator. Yes, love love, lebanon, lebanon, lebanon is a puppet regime of, of iran. But, but 2nd of all, right, i want to speak about domestic israeli legal issues. Right . Again, we have an election here in one in one month, right . The current government is a transitional government. It has no mandate to make it to make this deal and, and legally its bound to act in act with restraint for the more, according to is really constitutional law. The, the transfer of any sovereign is really towards the territory requires a national referendum. So, so, so, so yes, if there, if there, if there will be another government in november that government will not be bound by the conditions and the terms of the steel. So youre saying that this might drive on because indeed netanyahu as, as promised to take this through the legal route, if the deal goes through and is agreed by the current government, what impact is it going to have on the elections you think . I mean, i think that this could, this could potentially sharpen the divide between, between like, between left left and right. Unfortunately, right. Israels been having an election instability, much of a campaign isnt based on, on, on perth, on different personalities. But this one will clarify the majority of these really population is again, territorial concessions and you see a center left, the government being a power only 2 or 2 or 3 months and already agreeing to give up to give up is really territory. And again, and again, if, if they want to, if they want to do this, then make public the details of this deal. Im sure the details will be made public in just a few days. Laurie, let me come back to you and talk more about the implications for lebanon. You mentioned that having access to, to natural gas fields, would no doubt be a welcome source of revenue for lebanon. But how do we ensure, as youve said that the money would benefit the lebanese people and that it wont disappear in the coffers of a corrupt government where there is no regulation of the funds. How do we ensure that various transparency and so definitely and so they, we the ones that we cannot and for that. And, but let me tell you that this issue of developing oil and Gas Resources into becoming and production and into becoming a revenue, if you want to monetize it takes a lot a lot of time. So if we are going to start, like its not going to start exploiting 1st, we need to have discoveries can show you to read or to cyprus or it just, we dont have discoveries yet. So 1st we have to go into discovery is that takes time, then we need to decide like how to develop and produce the got and what the markets will be. Is it local market or regional market or international markets. All of that requires a lot of fun, requires a lot of lesson and it requires the vision for the country which we like on all levels vision we lock so that, that you will investment to be that because we lack any kind of recovery plan. So it definitely, it is a lot of work. Thats why im saying that we shouldnt go easy on the Political Class or shouldnt, is on the government of lebanon, and let it go and take it easy on them when it comes to the form reforms necessary. So that we are able to benefit from the oil and gas sector and for the revenue people to benefit from the oil and gas sector. So thats why maybe today, this would be one step forward. But there is a lot that the population needs to do to ensure that the government is going through the forms. And we wouldnt need the help of the International Community to force level on and the government to go into the reform. So that later on when oil and gas comes, it could support the economy and that could benefit the people unless we, if we dont do all of this, it will be another way for generations to come. And so laurie, looking at the big picture now, and looking at the political issues a bit closer, where wouldnt agreement leave the broader israeli lebanese dynamic . Do you think it would help reduce tensions and look definitely. Its when diffuse tension, but its will not need to anything more than that. I know weve been hearing about normalization. Weve been hearing about possible peace, all of that. All of that is not on the agenda of the lebanese people on the lebanese government. This is a deal that is necessary to unlock the potential for oil and gas, and this is how the government of lebanon is doing it. And it was up there. If we think that this did might, and the d and the war between 11 on israel or the situation between 111 on is and its will need to piece this is wrong. Its not going to be to the to that place. So this is just to me and an opportunity for the lebanese government to sign the seat and to move on with the unlocking the potential for oil and gas and, and thats it. It stops there. Ok, russell. Let me ask you the same question in west jerusalem, what, what are the implications for the broader relationship between israel and lebanon . Could this help reduce tension if it is agreed . So, you know, i would, i would hope that webinar on. The 11th people are able to get their house in order and get rid of the business, but theres no, theres no reason that thats because by law, right, couldnt join the somebody to be, to be, to the cameras, the bahrain, to morocco, the abraham accord and reap the reap the benefits of trade and normalization with israel. Unfortunately this, this, this deal is not even a direct agreement between israel and 11 on its agreement of israel with the United States and on sunday, with the, with, with the United States. And unfortunately, i dont see the steel leading to any sort of normalization a fact that only it only strengthens his beloved rejection. As an extreme, as politics laurie, i want to let you respond to that. Russell seems to give a lot of importance to has been in terms of, you know, theyre the place in the go stations in the, in the steel. Is that the case . I mean, is really running things here. Look, i think they are in the, the, out in the, in the period of elections as it was mentioned and during elections, we become very populous at the end of the day. And thats on yahoo has decided to go to negotiations between with lebanon. And i think by, by october 2021 that new construction were launched. And the fun, yeah, was empower, still has by law wasnt up and on. And today after 2 years has been listed in lebanon. So i think that populates the brought off of the of whats happening of the extra now its just like we can put it in the, in the, in the environment of elections. And thats it. I think after the election is nathaniel, it comes to power and the deed is made. He would follow the close of the v and he will not cancel it. All right, we had thoughts of the negotiate. She did stop the negotiations. Indeed, were going to have to leave it there. Thank you very much both for a very interesting discussion, lori. Hey, ty and russell shall have. Thank you for joining us and thank you for watching. You can always watch this program again any time by visiting our website at knology 0 dot com for further discussion. Go to our Facebook Page at facebook dot com forward slash ha, inside story. You can of course, also join the conversation on twitter. We are a great inside story from me for back to boy and the whole team. Thanks for watching. I for the ah and im counting the cost will cutting taxes, kick start the u. K. Economy always. Britain, facing our financial crisis. Central banks are hiking interest rates. We ask about the global impact. Last, why movies from bollywood and hollywood are fighting to stay in the spotlights. Counting the cost on al jazeera, october on al jazeera campaigning for nigeria. 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