Wind Fall – The Exploitation of Wind Energy in the Occupied Syrian Golan
Israel has always tried to tie itself to the the occupied Syrian Golan by stealing and manipulating its natural resources. Windfall – The Exploitation of Wind Energy in the Occupied Syrian Golan investigates Israel’s latest attempt to rob the native Syrian community of its resources by encouraging the construction of a massive new wind energy project. The project seeks to build at least 52 wind turbines across much of the limited remaining Syrian owned land in the Golan. The company advancing the project, Energix Renewable Energies Ltd., has sought to execute the project through a number of concerning practices, including fraud and misrepresentations, and has possibly engaged in widespread corruption. The report identifies how the project is simply a tool for Israel to tighten its illegal grip on the Golan to profit Israelis and Israeli settlements in violation of international law and at the expense of the local Syrian community.