Haifa Mayor Tries to Annex Offshore Drilling Sites - Seriously!

At first we thought the article in Globes was a joke, but it turns out its not.

Haifa's mayor, Yona Yahav, petitioned the Ministry of the Interior to expand his city's boundaries an additional 90 kilometers west of the shoreline, which would then place the Tamar and Dalit gas field within his city limits, and thus subject to Arnona (city tax).

While the gas fields are inside Israel exclusive economic zone (EEZ), it's considered to be outside the territorial boundaries of the state.

Yahav told Globes that he is still waiting for an answer.