Israel drove suitcases stuffed with cash into Gaza to keep Hamas in power: NYT
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Israeli security officials would escort Qatari representatives into Gaza to deliver the cash to Hamas, the New York Times reported.

Israeli officials are facing backlash after years of Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu quietly allowing Hamas to remain in power.

But reporting in the New York Times has revealed that Netanyahu’s government was more hands-on about helping Hamas: they helped a Qatari diplomat bring suitcases of cash into Gaza, indirectly boosting the militant organization, according to the report.

The calculus — the Times reported on Sunday, citing Israeli officials, Netanyahu’s critics, and the man’s own reported statements — was to keep Hamas strong enough to counteract the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, allowing Netanyahu to avoid a two-state peace solution and keep both sides weak.

Israeli security officials got it wrong; they didn’t think Hamas was capable, or even interested, in launching a large attack against the Jewish state.

  • IHadTwoCows@lemm.eeEnglish
    21·
    7 months ago

    Believing the IDF in Gaza is like believing the CIA in Central America

    • TserriednichThe4th@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      7 months ago

      The CIA was toppling democratically elected governments. Hamas is a terrorist organization that hasn’t held a vote in two decades. no equivalence unless you believe all “underdogs” are equivalent.