PA Owes Israel $47M in Unpaid Electric Bills

(Ynet News) 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.