@fisch_kopp
@mohannadaama
@MattGoldstein26
Here’s a recent report about an attempt by the Israeli government to collect some of the debt from the PA for years of unpaid electricity supply to Gaza. Every few years Israel claims it will demand payment, and each time the debt is eventually forgiven:
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Following
#Israel
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#electricity
supply to
#Gaza
, I'm sharing a short informational thread with background on Gaza's electricity sector and the consequences of the supply cut: In times of peace, 50% of the electricity in Gaza is provided by Israel for free ->
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@ElaiRettig
@MattGoldstein26
Can you provide a reference or source for the free electricity claim? What I found was that electricity is bought by the Palestinian Authorities from IEC, i.e billed for it rather than being free.
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@mohannadaama
@MattGoldstein26
Technically the Palestinian Authority is billed for the electricity to Gaza, but that’s just a workaround to satisfy domestic politics in Israel. The Palestinian Authority doesn’t actually pay the bill, and every few years the debt is forgiven and erased. Current debt is 2b NIS
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@ElaiRettig
@fisch_kopp
@mohannadaama
@MattGoldstein26
Seriously Smotrich one of the most vicious proponents in the Israeli cabinet for ethnic cleansing🙄 Probably should have kept that out,to me that shatters your whole tale.
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@robrabbo
@fisch_kopp
@mohannadaama
@MattGoldstein26
In what way does it “shatter my tale”? Smotrich tried to garner populist votes by claiming he is going to “finally get them to pay for electricity”. But he didn’t do anything. The debt is still unpaid and electricity is free for Gaza. This gives you a peak into Israeli politics.
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