@fisch_kopp
@mohannadaama
@MattGoldstein26
Not really sure why you decided to climb this tree. There are over a decade-worth of UN and World Bank reports on the problem of non-payment for Gaza electricity. Here’s one from 2014:
And a report by the Quartet from 2023:
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Following
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, 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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@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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@ElaiRettig
@mohannadaama
@MattGoldstein26
That's no credible source and as an Assistent Professor you should know what a source is and what not.
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