The Israel Electric Company on Monday, 4 Adar cut the power for a number of hours to residents of PA (Palestinian Authority) occupied Jenin and Shechem. The move is symbolic, perhaps to place the plight of the utility company back in the headlines as Israel compels IEC to continue supplying electricity to the East Jerusalem Electric Company for the PA despite a staggering PA bill of 1.9 billion shekels. In short, the Israeli taxpayer continues to foot the bill for electricity to PA autonomous areas.
The power outage was short lived, under an hour, but it is reported in the media and the issue of the PA receiving free electricity is once again in the news, albeit nothing is done to change this reality.
An Israel Electric Company official told the press he hopes this will compel someone or a government agency to act towards making payment.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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PURE DISCRIMINATION!
A poor jewish family doesn’t pay their bill and their electricity is cut off right away-but the PA arabs can run their electricity day & night and not pay a shekel.Keep holding the PA’s tax monies until the bill is fully paid!
Why is this symbolic it was a warning if they dont pay what will happen in ever country it works like this, why are they scared to cut it off till they pay
The PA don’t pay taxes!!!!