Clinton vows that no donations to Gaza will go to Hamas, a few other countries e.g. good old Australia, say similar things. When I saw this headline it took me a long time to stop laughing.
Consider the facts. Hamas was voted in as Palestine's elected rulers, i.e. the current government that controls Gaza is Hamas. Hamas has a history of using and abusing civilians even to the point of shooting them in the legs so they won't leave their posts as human shields. Hamas has regularly entered UN operated distribution facilities and just taken what they want.
So how is it possible to circumvent the government and the real rulers of Gaza and not keep the money out of the hands of Hamas. Saudi Arabia has already give $1B to rebuild Gaza and the rest of the world is pledging another $1B all for an estimated $1.5B rebuilding. Math aside all of these promises are empty. They may as well be saying that rain falling is only for the plants, not for the ground they grow in.
The really, really sad part about this story is that people like Clinton and others like her actually believe what they are saying, contrary to all available exvidence and history.
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