Hamas cedes some Gaza control to Fatah
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In what appears to be evidence that the recent Israeli Gaza effort did significant damage to Hamas, the terrorist organization has agreed to give the Palestinian Authority some control once again in the administration of Gaza.
Hamas and Fatah leaders said that the agreement reached on Thursday calls for the PA government, headed by Rami Hamdallah, to “immediately” assume its responsibilities in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian sources said that the agreement allows the PA to take control over the border crossings in the Gaza Strip, including the Rafah terminal. Musa Abu Marzouk, a senior Hamas official, announced that the Palestinian Authority government would soon manage all the border crossings in the Gaza Strip.
A second quote gives as some idea of the corrupt patronage of these two organizations:
In addition to the agreement on the border crossings, Abu Marzouk said that former PA civil servants would return to their jobs. The PA has nearly 70,000 civil servants who have not been working since Hamas seized control over the Gaza Strip in 2007.
It was not clear whether the two parties had reached agreement over the fate of some 40,000 Hamas employees who have not received salaries for the past few months.
There is no reason for tiny Gaza to have so many civil servants unless those servants are nothing more than pay-offs and patronage. Note too that the money to pay for all these unneeded government workers comes from United Nations dollars, the majority of which comes from the United States.
Please consider donating to Behind the Black, by giving either a one-time contribution or a regular subscription, as outlined in the tip jar to the right or below. Your support will allow me to continue covering science and culture as I have for the past twenty years, independent and free from any outside influence.
In what appears to be evidence that the recent Israeli Gaza effort did significant damage to Hamas, the terrorist organization has agreed to give the Palestinian Authority some control once again in the administration of Gaza.
Hamas and Fatah leaders said that the agreement reached on Thursday calls for the PA government, headed by Rami Hamdallah, to “immediately” assume its responsibilities in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian sources said that the agreement allows the PA to take control over the border crossings in the Gaza Strip, including the Rafah terminal. Musa Abu Marzouk, a senior Hamas official, announced that the Palestinian Authority government would soon manage all the border crossings in the Gaza Strip.
A second quote gives as some idea of the corrupt patronage of these two organizations:
In addition to the agreement on the border crossings, Abu Marzouk said that former PA civil servants would return to their jobs. The PA has nearly 70,000 civil servants who have not been working since Hamas seized control over the Gaza Strip in 2007.
It was not clear whether the two parties had reached agreement over the fate of some 40,000 Hamas employees who have not received salaries for the past few months.
There is no reason for tiny Gaza to have so many civil servants unless those servants are nothing more than pay-offs and patronage. Note too that the money to pay for all these unneeded government workers comes from United Nations dollars, the majority of which comes from the United States.
