This episode explores a critical but overlooked infrastructure project that shaped the modern Middle East: the Haifa-Tiberias pipeline. In the late 1930s, British engineers raced to lay over a hundred miles of steel pipe through rugged terrain, driven by the urgent need to transport oil from Mosul to the Mediterranean port. We examine the geopolitical stakes, the involvement of the Iraq Petroleum Company, and how this engineering feat intersected with the growing tensions between Jewish and Arab communities. The narrative follows the construction crews, the political maneuvering in London and Baghdad, and the local reactions in towns like Jenin and Nablus. By looking at the pipes beneath the soil, we uncover a hidden layer of the Mandate period where resource extraction and national identity collided long before the 1948 war. This story highlights the complex web of economic interests, colonial administration, and local resistance that defined the era.
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