Wednesday, February 4, 2009

U.N. Officials in Gaza: Armed Hamas Steal U.N. Humanitarian Aid Supplies Out of Warehouse




You know, this actually is hilarious. The same United Nations organization that has been kissing Hamas' ass throughout the whole Israeli Cast Lead Operation....yes, the same U.N. organization that vehemently attacked Israel for bombing their school and then recently admitted it was nothing but hogwash....now this U.N. organization is crying foul on Hamas because Hamas today stormed their humanitarian aid warehouse stealing food and medical supplies by gunpoint. Well, you folks at the UNRWA, tough shit. Like we didn't tell you so. We told you that Hamas was slime and murderers and liars and thieves. And now you found out for yourself. Here's some of the details from the article at Breitbart:



Armed Hamas police broke into a Gaza warehouse packed with U.N. humanitarian supplies and seized thousands of blankets and food packages, officials said Wednesday.
It was a rare public clash between the international agency that feeds much of the territory and the militant group that rules it. And the incident highlighted difficulties facing donors seeking to bypass Hamas while helping Gazans survive and rebuild after Israel's punishing military operation.
In New York, U.N. deputy spokeswoman Marie Okabe said UNRWA "condemned in the strongest terms" the confiscation of its aid supplies. The U.N. demanded the items be returned, but they remained with Hamas late Wednesday.
Hamas policemen stormed an aid warehouse in Gaza City Tuesday evening and confiscated 3,500 blankets and over 400 food parcels ready for distribution to 500 families, said United Nations Relief and Works Agency spokesman Christopher Gunness.
"They were armed. They seized this. They took it by force," Gunness said, terming the incident "absolutely unacceptable."
Who knows, maybe these fools at the UNRWA might even complain back at headquarters in New York and .....oh for pete's sakes....what am I thinking. Hamas will continue to be the darling of the bloody U.N. and Israel will be the evil one in the Middle East. But at least a few of these U.N. workers can now spend some sleepless nights after staring down the barrel of Hamas intimidation - they know they truth now.



Officials: Hamas seizes UN food aid in Gaza

JERUSALEM (AP) - Armed Hamas police broke into a Gaza warehouse packed with U.N. humanitarian supplies and seized thousands of blankets and food packages, officials said Wednesday.
It was a rare public clash between the international agency that feeds much of the territory and the militant group that rules it. And the incident highlighted difficulties facing donors seeking to bypass Hamas while helping Gazans survive and rebuild after Israel's punishing military operation.
In New York, U.N. deputy spokeswoman Marie Okabe said UNRWA "condemned in the strongest terms" the confiscation of its aid supplies. The U.N. demanded the items be returned, but they remained with Hamas late Wednesday.
Hamas policemen stormed an aid warehouse in Gaza City Tuesday evening and confiscated 3,500 blankets and over 400 food parcels ready for distribution to 500 families, said United Nations Relief and Works Agency spokesman Christopher Gunness.
"They were armed. They seized this. They took it by force," Gunness said, terming the incident "absolutely unacceptable."
The seizure took place after UNRWA staff earlier refused to hand over the aid supplies to the Hamas-run Ministry of Social Affairs, he said. Similar aid packages were distributed to 70,000 residents over the past two weeks, Gunness said.
Ahmad Kurd, the Hamas official in charge of the ministry, did not deny the aid was seized, charging the U.N. was giving the aid to local groups with ties to Hamas opponents.
"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, an apparent reference to Fatah, the main opponents of Hamas. In 2007, Hamas overran Gaza, expelling Fatah forces.
Ihab Ghussein, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry, said the incident occurred because the U.N. was storing the blankets in an unauthorized area. Hamas spokesman Taher Nunu demanded an apology from UNRWA, saying the group was "spreading false news."
But control appeared to be at the heart of the issue.
The ability of Hamas to provide aid is crucial to maintaining support for its rule in the territory. The group claims to have distributed $50 million in emergency cash relief since the end of the incursion.

4 comments:

Findalis said...

{In my best Captain Renault impression}

I'm shocked, shocked. Hamas is stealing?!?

Holger Awakens said...

LOL Findalis!

And I bet if we wait another week, we might even find out that Hamas ....lies!

:Holger Danske

DismalDave said...

OE, I believe I have been banned at LGF. Pass on my regards, I'll get back there as soon as I can - layz

Holger Awakens said...

layz,

What?! Sorry to hear that man, but I didn't see anything on the threads. Let us know if there's anything we can try to do.

Are you sure you don't just have a Java glitch?

:Holger Danske