Energy ministry

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


My Word: Political manipulations and the reason for treason

When politicians are willing to sell their principles, we all pay the price. When they are willing to betray their country, the cost is unbearably high.

Gonen Segev

Energy Minister calls for banning diesel, gas-based cars in Israel by 2030

Such a move would put Israel on the map of eco-innovation.

Speaking at an energy conference in Tel Aviv on Monday, Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said Israel will soon rely solely on renewable energy and natural gas, abandoning use of polluting fossil fuels

Energy Minister: Natural gas can transform Israel’s geopolitical status

Yuval Steinitz

Natural gas flow to Israel resumes after crack in rig repaired

The Tamar offshore field supplies Israel with some 65 percent of its energy needs.

Israeli natural gas field in the Mediterranean

Pipeline failure for Tamar gas field to cause hiccup in electricity rates

Critics of Israel's natural gas system have contended that the current reliance on one source is a national security risk.

Israel's natural gas

'Can a corrupt, antisemitic Palestinian Authority leadership be a partner?'

Speaking at the JPost annual summit, Energy and Water Resources Minister Yuval Steinitz laid out two conditions that should be met before Israeli-Palestinian peace talks resume.

Yuval Steinitz at the JPost Annual Conference 2017

Hamas cuts power to protest ‘oppressive acts’

A Gazan resident told the Post: "Our governors need to take responsibility and find a way out of these continued crises - We deserve to live like normal human beings."

Palestinians walk on a road during a power cut in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip.

Israel’s future as an energy exporter may require engaging Russia

One key to avoiding this predicament may be for Israel to engage Russia as a stakeholder in its energy development.

THE LOGO of oil company Eni is pictured at its headquarters in Rome, Italy. Eni’s giant Zohr gas find in Egypt is part of a wider energy sector in the Middle East

Israel, Turkey to open dialogue about natural gas export

Energy ministers meet for first ministerial visit since 2010 Mavi Marmara incident.

Israel's natural gas

Israeli hi-tech super algae can power a green energy revolution

Tel Aviv University researchers have transformed humble pond slime into an engine for clean fuel.

TAU's Dr. Iftach Yacoby and his algae