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Israel can topple Iranian regime, war may last a few weeks, Energy Minister Eli Cohen tells 'Post'

Eli Cohen told The Jerusalem Post that coordination between the United States and Israel has led to “a very strong and deadly combination.”

Eli Cohen, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure attends Economic Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on February 25, 2026.
 View of the Power Station in Hadera, on Janury 27, 2018.

Israel entered Gaza war without emergency plan for electricity, energy sectors, probe finds

A man walks near fallen cables at the Jerusalem headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), in east Jerusalem, January 20, 2026

Israel to shut down UNRWA's water, electricity after demolition of HQ, Eli Cohen tells 'Post'

A GENERAL view of Israel Electric Corp's Orot Rabin coal-fired power station is seen on the Mediterranean coast near the central town of Hadera April 24, 2013.

Hadera approves major coal reduction at Orot Rabin power station, pollution expected to drop


Royalties for natural resources could reach NIS 1.5 billion this year

The projected figure represents a 73% increase.

Tamar gas field‏

Energy minister: Israel stopped 'very serious' cyber attack on power plant

Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said the attempted attack was detected "a few months ago."

Smokestacks at an Israel Electric Corp power station are seen from the Mediterranean, some 10 kilometers from Hadera

The East Med agreement opens a new chapter of cooperation

Israel, Greece and Cyprus have enjoyed cordial relations for over a decade. This agreement will take their alliance to the next level.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis are seen following the signing of a deal to build the EastMed subsea pipeline to carry natural gas from the eastern Mediterranean to Europe, at the Zappeion Hall in Athens, Greece, January 2, 2020

Israel green lights hundreds of wind turbines in north

The agreement will enable the development of several projects in northern Israel, the ministries said, which are currently in the project planning phase and will be implemented in the coming years.

Wind turbines are seen in Golan Heights

BIRD Energy to fund 7 Israel-US clean energy projects

Each project is conducted by a US-Israeli partnership, and the selected projects address energy challenges and opportunities, focusing on commercializing clean energy technologies.

Heliostat mirrors reflect the sky in a field at the construction site of a 240 meter (787 feet) solar-power tower in Israel's southern Negev Desert, February 8, 2016. The world's tallest solar-power tower is being built off a highway in the Negev Desert in southern Israel, its backers hoping the tec

Energean confirms ‘excellent’ gas discovery in Israeli waters

The latest discovery follows exploration drilling 700 meters north of the original Karish North penetration between mid-March and April at the cost of $25 million.

An illustration of Energean's FPSO

Two groups bid to explore for oil, gas in Israeli waters

Energy Minister says "we are continuing to act to transform Israel into a regional energy power."

An aerial view shows the newly arrived foundation platform of Leviathan natural gas field, in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Haifa

Two Ministry of Energy officials arrested for suspected bribery

They were suspected of helping specific energy companies obtain permits in exchange for receiving positions in the companies as well as money.

Israel Police patrol car [File]

Israel will stop use of coal for energy purposes by 2030

Israel has been reducing coal use and shifting to natural gas.

A "Wind Energizer" built by Leviathan Energy Renewables

U.S. and Saudi energy ministers meet in Washington

It is unclear what the United States may offer big oil producers in return for higher oil production.

US Energy Secretary nominee Rick Perry leaves after the Presidential Inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20, 2017, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC