UN turns against Hamas
Pinch me. I’m dreaming. Could the Saudis be behind this?
UN: IDF did not shell UNRWA school
Top UN official blasts Hamas for ‘cynical’ use of civilian facilities
UNRWA suspends Gaza aid after Hamas steals supplies
Yaakov Katz , THE JERUSALEM POST
UNRWA informed the IDF on Friday that it is suspending its humanitarian aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip after Hamas, for the second time this week, stole supplies the United Nations organization had transferred to the Palestinian territory.
The seizure of the 200 tons of supplies took place Thursday night and in response, UNRWA officials informed the Gaza Coordination and Liaison Administration that it was suspending its deliveries to the Gaza Strip until further notice. The supplies confiscated included flour and other basic commodities.
The transfer of 40 truckloads of humanitarian supplies - some 800 tons - planned for Sunday has already been canceled.
It was the second time this week that Hamas stole UN supplies transferred to the Gaza Strip for impoverished Palestinians.
The first incident took place Tuesday evening when armed Hamas police broke into a Gaza warehouse packed with UN humanitarian supplies and seized thousands of blankets and food packages.
The seizure took place after UNRWA staff earlier refused to hand over the aid supplies to the Hamas-run Ministry of Social Affairs.
“We received a phone call this morning from UNRWA officials that they have decided to suspend their deliveries after Hamas stole supplies from one of the organization’s warehouses in the Gaza Strip,” explained a senior official.
The official said that the IDF noticed the trend already during Operation Cast Lead last month, when despite the fighting, Israel transferred close to 80 trucks a day to the Strip.
Nuaf Atar, a Fatah operative captured during the operation, told the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) that Hamas government officials “took over” humanitarian aid Israel allowed in to the Gaza Strip and sold it when it was supposed to be distributed for free.
UNRWA Spokesman Sami Mshasha confirmed that the organization had suspended its deliveries to Gaza after Hamas stole its supplies.
“This is the second incident this week and this is a point of great concern for us and sets a bad precedent and if we are to provide services to people in Gaza after such an ordeal we need assurances that our work will be unimpeded,” Mshasha said. “We cannot subjugate our work to the Ministry of Social Affairs in Gaza.”
I see - if Hamas steals food from the UN it is suddenly a crime - when Hamas targets Israeli civilians with missiles and terrorism, it is justifiable behavior and payback for an “illegal” blockade that never did exist for humanitarian goods which Israel kept flowing regardless of how many Israelis were targeted by Palestinians.
Oh, so now the truth is emerges - and I thought from all the UN propaganda that Israel was “starving” the Palestinians. Did these new crimes against the UN by Hamas help to retroactively rescind UN lies against Israel and bring the truth to the fore? Probably won’t last too long before the vilification and demonization and outright lies by the UN begin once again.
Comment by Gary — February 6, 2009 @ 12:47 pm
Hamas is a terrorist organization that sends rockets into Israel targeting civilian areas and schools. This they get a pass on. Stealing food from the UN they call it a crime. Something is wrong with this picture. The UN, along with other governments and groups cry foul when Israel defends herself against this terrorist group and describes Hamas as the victim. Positively, there is something wrong. I for one and I am not alone believe the U.S. should pull out of the UN and then kick their ass out of NY. Millions of dollars pour into this rotten organization for what? It’s a worthless body that has become a podium for nuts like the little Hitler of Iran to come and rant and rage and call us names. F— the UN. Come on Laura help me out.
Comment by rongrand — February 6, 2009 @ 1:20 pm
To the UN, truth is relative, all people are morally equal (terrorists and Western civilians are all to be treated as equals) and everything is political and subject to manipulation and change according to its immediate advantage to the UN and Islamists.
Comment by Gary — February 6, 2009 @ 1:28 pm
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