Addressing the annual BaSheva Convention in Yerushalayim, Israel Electric Company (IEC) Director Yiftach Ron Tal announced if the PA (Palestinian Authority) does not pay its electric bill, power to homes in PA areas will be cut. He added negotiations to prevent future debt are ongoing but the utility company expects the PA to pay what it owes.
This is not new as the PA routinely ignores the debt with the realization a portion will be wiped in the long run. Ron Tal explains the PA has recently paid NIS600 million but the debt is over NIS 1 billion. He explained PA residents are enjoying the benefits of electricity while no one is paying. He warns that he will cut off power if agreements are not reached.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Let them use a stationary bicycle to generate power. I have an unused one in my living room to donate.
Yeah yeah, they always say that until the government tells them to keep the juice flowing.
While my neighbors who are barely making it with a dying and severely handicapped child have faced electricity cutoffs repeatedly!Neighbors step in to pay their electric bill, but meanwhile Israelis pay so Arab murderers and terrorists can enjoy all the free electricity they want.