(JNS.org) Israel has signed a memorandum of understanding with Jordan that will make the Jewish state Jordan’s chief natural gas supplier. According to the memorandum, Israel has informally agreed to supply the Hashemite Kingdom with $15 billion worth of natural gas over the next 15 years from its Leviathan offshore gas field. Israeli Energy and Water Minister Silvan Shalom called the deal “a historic act that will strengthen the economic and diplomatic ties between Israel and Jordan.”