The Israel Electric Company is having a hard time collecting its bills in the Israeli-Arab sector. Some 25 million shekels of unpaid debts lie unclaimed, because IEC representatives are afraid to enter many of the Arab areas. An even larger bill, of 65 million shekels, is outstanding in Gaza. Outgoing National Infrastructures Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced last week that he would turn off electricity to Gaza in a few days if the bill were not paid. In the meanwhile, however, the security cabinet rescinded Lieberman\'s decision, and Lieberman\'s resignation from the government, for other reasons, takes effect tomorrow.
Electric Problems
The Israel Electric Company is having a hard time collecting its bills in the Israeli-Arab sector. Some 25 million shekels of unpaid debts lie unclaimed, because IEC representatives are afraid to enter many of the Arab areas. An even larger bill, of 65 million shekels, is outstanding in Gaza. Outgoing National Infrastructures Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced last week that he would turn off electricity to Gaza in a few days if the bill were not paid. In the meanwhile, however, the security cabinet rescinded Lieberman\'s decision, and Lieberman\'s resignation from the government, for other reasons, takes effect tomorrow.