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Thursday 6 September 2012 - 08:41

Abbas holds emergency meeting as Israel threatens to cut electricity ‎

Story Code : 193187
Abbas holds emergency meeting as Israel threatens to cut electricity ‎
Furthermore Israel is now taking measures which include threatening to cut the electricity supply to large areas of the West Bank, due to an unpaid bill of $125 million.
 
Israeli electricity is distributed to the West Bank by the Jerusalem  District Electricity Co, a private firm. In a news conference last week, officials of the Jerusalem Company said some 12 Palestinian  refugee camps in the West Bank were the main debtors, even though the  electricity supplies are controlled and paid by UNWRA for refugee  camps.
 
Mahmoud Abbas held a private meeting with politicians and
members of the non aligned movement to make a strategic plan for the  UN Seat alongside discussing the threats issued from Israel.
 
Lieberman's remarks, which reflect that of Israeli policy, were
repeated several times in the past few days, coming in part as a
response to the PA plans to re-start negotiations at the UN,
recognizing Palestinian statehood and accepting "Palestine" as a
member-state at the UN.
 
Palestinian political analysts are claiming that Leiberman’s speech  was merely a scare tactic in order to continue negotiations for  the UN seat for statehood without any pre-conditions which includes  the continued expansion of settlements in the West Bank.
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