Despite renovations to neighborhood infrastructure, the problem of electricity worsens
Reageer (0)23-1-2012
Despite all of the claims that the Jerusalem Municipality has made improvements to the infrastructure in Wadi Hilweh to improve the standard of living in the neighborhood, the facts on the ground indicate the contrary.
The streets are in very poor condition and excavation work has increased, as have traffic jams. The telephone lines need to be replaced and the internet service is deteriorating. Most frustrating to Palestinian residents of the neighborhood is the electricity crises, the worst in the last 15 years. Two days ago the electricity went out for more than 18 hours continuously. Considering the cold winter temperatures, the frequent electricity cuts are especially difficult for children and elderly residents. At times, when electricity is cut unexpectedly, electrical equipment is damaged or destroyed.One resident of Silwan said, “We knew from the beginning that all this work didn’t aim to improve the living situation here, but the real aim was to empower the settlers’ tourism project, and to allow for new excavations as in the Wadi Hilweh street which will also happen in the Martyr Samir Sirhan Street in the coming weeks. We don’t believe the Israeli Authorities because they have declared that they were constructing a school for girls, then suddenly the building turned out to be the base for the Israeli Interior Ministry, and this is happening daily so we won’t believe them at all.
Construction on Martyr Samer Sirhan Street was incomplete and
there will be new excavations on the street in the coming weeks
The junction of Wadi Hilweh and al Ein Street after renovations were completed
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