GAZA CITY: The Hamas militant group says it opposes a UN reconstruction plan for the Gaza Strip following a 50-day war against Israel this summer.
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri on Sunday called the UN mechanism “unacceptable, inefficient.”
The UN announced the plan in September, creating a system to bring in badly needed reconstruction materials while sidelining Hamas.
Despite its unhappiness with the system, Abu Zuhri gave no indication that Hamas will disrupt the shipments.
Hamas had remained silent about the plan since UN envoy Robert Serry announced it in September.
Serry recently brought in $30 million donated by Qatar to pay thousands of Hamas civil servants who have not received salaries in months.
SOURCE: ARABNEWS.COM
Categories: Arab World, Asia, Gaza, Palestine, United Nations
Knowing the UN I would say Hamas is right. I recall during the 2006 Israeli / Lebanon war the UN guys were discussing what could be done. One suggestion on the table in the five star hotel, where they were locking themselves up, was to remove rubble from the bombings. I pointed out to them that it is already being removed, courtesy of Hezbollah’s Iran funds probably. – One of our staff’s apartment was damaged by the Israeli bombs. A Hezbollah representative came to the house with a Civil Engineer. They assessed the damage and said: This will cost 20’000$, do you want the cash and repair it yourself or should we repair it for you. When he agreed to receive the cash they told him that they will come back in 2 months to check that the work was done. Efficient, I would say. The UN cannot match this efficiency. (locked up in their 5 star hotels). (See: Lords of Poverty)
Regarding the UN: See: http://www.themuslimtimes.org/2014/11/africa/lords-of-poverty