Palestinian
Authority check bounces, petrol cut off
AFP
JERUSALEM
Petroleumworld.com
02 27 06
The private Israeli firm that provides gasoline to the Palestinian
Authority said Monday a check for more than 22 million dollars
bounced last week and that it has stopped deliveries.
"A check for 103 million shekels (22.4 million dollars) made
out to Dor-Allon was returned unpaid last week, and we have stopped
deliveries because the Palestinian arrears are accumulating,"
a Dor-Allon spokesman told AFP.
Amid the threat of a fuel crisis in the Palestinian territories,
an Israeli official questioned by AFP said the "government
cannot intervene in a matter involving a private contract."
Since the 1994 creation of the Palestinian Authority, Dor-Allon
has provided some 600,000 tonnes of fuel and 120,000 tonnes of
gas to the Palestinian Energy Authority, which acts as the wholesaler
in the territories.
Sources at the energy authority said their arrears currently stand
at about 120 million shekels (26.1 million dollars).
The Palestinian Authority is suffering from a severe cash crisis,
which could be exacerbated following the victory last month of
radical Islamist group Hamas in general elections.
The United States and European Union have threatened to cut off
aid it Hamas does not renounce violence, recognise Israel's right
to exist and respect previously signed international agreement.
AFP
02 27 06
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