Is providing aid to Gaza a waste of money?
Given these circumstances is providing aid to Gaza a waste of money?
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I give money to the red cross which has no political agenda. I would not give any money that might end up in Hamas leaders hands.
If the tree does not bear fruit after patience and care, it must be cut down. Get me the saw.
Well yes in the fact that Israel destroyed schools, hospitals and water towers which were built using aid money to Gaza, but no in the fact that children are starving in the street and need food.
As we know Israel is limiting the supply of food and medical supplies to the region against world wide condemnation, and Israel hit the major food depot TWICE with white phosphorous further increasing the humanitarian crisis.
At the end of the day people are dying in the streets as a result of having lost everything. Hamas sees its people’s suffering and when the UN did not give food to the equivalent of social services in Gaza to feed the many, the police stepped in and took the resources.
Whats your point?
Its not like the heads of Hamas are having a feast of rations and building a fortress out of blankets are they?
it might well be
but hamas appreciate the good intentions …..lol
“UNRWA did not do what it said it would do, and began distributing its aid to groups that tie their activities to political activism,” Kurd said Wednesday. Israeli officials have accused the militant group of routinely confiscating aid meant for needy Gazans. Gunness said this was the first time Hamas had seized its goods since it took control of the territory in 2007.
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Yes, why pay for a rebuild on Gaza or any aid when Iran already funds Hamas if the people wanted to they could overthrow Hamas and those people already have LOTS of money they use it for weapons not food. Besides the aid that was stolen recently, look what else has happened (they do what they want)
“Additionally, dozens of public institutions throughout the Gaza Strip were attacked and robbed, including schools, colleges, post offices, police stations, clinics, and offices of ministries and governorates.”
In a third testimony, a doctor working at Beit Hanoun Hospital stated: “At approximately 15:45 on Monday, 11 June 2007, while we were treating one of the wounded, chaos ensued inside the reception department when militants from the Executive Force broke into the department and detonated sound bombs. I moved towards one of the militants and attempted to prevent him from entering the department. He pushed me down and fired a bullet that hit my left foot. Soon after, I saw members of the Executive Force damaging the equipment.”
In his testimony to PCHR on this attack, a doctor working at Kamal Edwan Hospital stated: “… At approximately 21:00 on Thursday, 14 June 2007, at least 15 miliatnts wearing black clothes broke into the hospital and opened fire outside the reception department. They held me and another doctor in a room. We have to lie on the ground due to the intense shooting. I heard cries of women relating to Ghaben. The chaos continued for nearly 10 minutes, during which time patients escaped from the hospital. When the shooting stopped, we got out of the room. We noticed smoke in the reception department and militants had already left. The department was heavily damaged, so we closed it in protest to the attack.”
In her testimony to PCHR about the arson attack on a supermarket belonging to Fu’ad Khaderal-Zibda in the west of Gaza City, Inshirah Saleem Abu Seedu, 57, stated:
“At approximately 06:00 on Tuesday, 12 June 2007, I heard sounds of intense shooting. I looked through the window. I saw a number of masked militants opening fire at the doors of al-Zibda’s supermarket. They then tied the doors to a jeep and drove the jeep forward, so the doors were broken. The militants then entered the supermarket and robbed some goods. They also took many goods out and throw them into the streets. Later, they threw two hand grenades inside the supermarket. Fire broke out. A resident of the area intervened to stop throwing hand grenades as there is a bakery near the supermarket, which has many gas canisters that might cause fire to break out in the whole building. The militants responded positively and ceased fire. We phoned civil defense crews, but they were not able to reach the area for several hours. When they came, the supermarket had been totally burnt.”
• Seizure of the Office of Baitona for Community Development
• Seizure of the Headquarters of the Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions
• Seizure of the Office of Life and Hope Association which provides social services
• Seizure of Offices of the Youth Forum for Culture and Arts
• Burning the Office of Sharek Youth Forum
The forum is a youth association that provides services and organizes activities for the youth and children.”
• Storming and Damaging the Office of Union of Engineering Professions
• Storming the Office of the National Association of Social Union
• Seizure of the Office of Tal al-Sultan Neighborhood Committee and transformed the office into a center for memorization of the Qura’an.
• Storming and Damaging the Office of the Union of Women for Social Work was stormed and its contents were robbed.
• Storming and Robbing the Office of al-Wissam Association for the Wounded
• Shelling the Building of the Rose Nunnery
On 14 June 2007, the building of the Rose Nunnery near the headquarters of the Preventive Security Service in Tal al-Hawa neighborhood in the south of Gaza City was hit by 3 shells. A shell hit the school, another one hit the kindergarten and the third one hit the hostel on nuns.
• Storming and Robbing the Headquarters of Prisoners and Released Prisoners Association (Hussam)
• Seizure of al-Ahly Sports Club and transformed it into a security site.
• Seizure of al-Shati Cultural Center and transformed it into a security site.
• Burning a Transmission Station of Palestine Television in Gaza
• Robbing Watanona Media Center in Jabalya
• Destruction of the Contents of the Headquarters of al-Horriya Radio Station
• Storming and Robbing the headquarters of Palestine Television – News
• Storming and Robbing the Headquarters of Palestine Media Group in Gaza
• Storming and Robbing the Headquarters of the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate
• Storming Offices of Fursan al-Irada (Knights of Will) Radio in Deir al-Balah
• Robbing the Headquarters of al-Sha’ab Radio Station
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