West Bank Palestinians Hooking Up to Israel's Electricity Grid
About 15,000 Palestinians in the West Bank are hooking up to Israel's electricity grid in 27 villages in the northern West Bank near Jenin under a joint Israeli-French program. A ceremony inaugurating the new connection took place Tuesday.Posted on 28 March 2008 @ 18:42 GMTPower from Israel is also running a water reservoir, and connecting to Israel's electricity supply cuts water costs by a third.