PA OWES ISRAEL $47 MILLION IN UNPAID ELECTRIC BILLS

PA Owes Israel $47M in Unpaid Electric Bills - Ofer Petersbourg
Yediot Ahronot newspaper reports that the Palestinian Authority's arrears to the Israel Electric Company recently reached NIS 220 million ($47 million). The company has asked the Finance Ministry to deduct the debt from tax repayments to the Palestinians. "With any other customer we would have switched off the switch," a senior Electric Company official said. (Ynet News)