Hijazi: Palestinian People Suffer Lack of Energy Resources

Ammar Hijazi, First Secretary of the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine said peoples living under foreign occupation face unique challenges and have specific needs when it comes to energy and energy sources, namely the issue of choice and control.

“In the next 15 years, Palestinians’ need for electricity will quadruple. Additionally, needs for Motor fuel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), all brought from or through Israel, will rise,” he said. “Yet, Palestinians are sitting on 1.4 trillion cubic feet of gas in the Gaza Strip, which they have not been able to use or take advantage of because of the Israeli occupation, which remains in absolute control of such vital and possibly life-changing decisions for the Palestinian People. This brings us back to the issue of control and choice, both of which the Palestinian People do not have under Israel’s occupation.”
WAFA