Jerusalem – Israel’s state electricity corporation says it has restored power to Palestinian cities in the West Bank after a two-day reduction due to outstanding debt.
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The Israel Electricity Corp. said Wednesday it reached a stop-gap agreement with the Palestinian Authority, which will repay about $500,000 in debt. The company says the Palestinians owe it nearly $460 million.
Israel halved electricity to Bethlehem on Monday.
Company Chairman Yiftach Ron Tal says the Palestinian government must find a solution to the remaining debt within the coming days to prevent additional cuts.
Lawmaker Ayman Odeh, leader of a bloc of Arab parties in Israel’s parliament, helped negotiate the deal.
Odeh says “this was a temporary band aid” and that a solution is needed for a “Palestinian state with financial and energy stability.”
What a surprise! Is there any person in the whole wide world that expected Israel to stick to their threats? But they do cut electricity for Israelis who do not pay up because after all they’re not Arabs and no need for compassion for Jews.
I am tired of having to pay the electric company higher rates because they give electric to these Arabs without getting payment, then in order to make the profit they are allowed to make by law, charge all other Israelis a higher rate because they are giving it away. Demand they stop giving electric to these Arabs in Gaza and other areas of Israel for free.
That lasted long, as I predicted. Pathetic.