Oh, one more thing here ... I think you’ve got this “backwards”!
You said ... “Obama is simply using Qatar as a middle man ... “
It’s the USA who is getting the money ... :-) ...
No I do not. I’m not talking about the funds that were just frozen. I’m talking about back in 2009.
But you already new that.
To refresh your memory, not that you need it:
Hamas is “very happy” with a pledge this week from the Obama administration to provide $900 million in aid for rebuilding the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip,a spokesman from the Islamist organization told WND.
“We are very happy with this decision,” said Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum,speaking by cell phone from Gaza. “In the first place,this money will go toward reconstructing efforts.”