Report: Switzerland Comes to Aid of Hamas, Will Pay Salaries to Gaza Operatives

The Algemeiner ^ | Tuesday, March 24, 2015 | David Daoud

[Star Traveler]

Switzerland has put together a plan to reconstruct the Gaza Strip which includes paying the salaries of Hamas operatives, according to Palestinian officials interviewed by Israel’s NRG website. The plan would also reestablish the status of the Hamas terrorist organization as the only authority in the Gaza Strip.

In recent months, according to the report, Hamas has been faced with the danger of collapsing in Gaza, and turned to Swiss officials for help. Its relations with Egypt are at their worst ever, and funds intended to rehabilitate the coastal enclave after Israel’s Operation Protective Edge last summer have run out. Thousands of Hamas officials have not received their salaries for months, leading to weakening of Hamas’ legitimacy in Gaza, and raising the specter of protests against Hamas’ rule.

The Palestinian sources told NRG that the Swiss jumped into the fray and promised to pay the salaries of thousands of Hamas officials.

The terms of the new Swiss program also reportedly include a resolution to this long-standing crisis between Hamas and the PA. Just last Sunday, a Swiss delegation arrived in the Gaza Strip with the goal of reconciling the parties.

Switzerland’s relations with Hamas have been warming for a number of years. In 2009, the Swiss government initiated an Israeli-Palestinian conference, which was attended by former Israeli parliamentarian Yossi Beilin and members of Hamas, in order to discuss the possibility of renewing the peace process. That same year, Switzerland hosted a Hamas delegation lead by co-founder Mahmoud Al-Zahar on its own territory. Micheline Calmy-Rey, the Swiss Foreign Minister at the time, explained her country’s decision, saying “Hamas is an important player in the Middle East conflict, and cannot be ignored.”

[Star Traveler]

Hamas is the group that Israel does NOT NEGOTIATE WITH, and it's also on the USA's terrorist list, plus Egypt has also cracked down on them, big-time! Hamas also drove the Palestinian Authority out of Gaza. It's the Palestinian Authority that both the USA and Israel deal with, but NOT Hamas!

Now it looks like Hamas has finally found a friendly country ... besides Iran!!

[faithhopecharity]

Switzerland also blocked the escape of many Jews fleeing Hitler’s ovens.

verily, there is nothing new under the sun...

[colorado tanker]

I’m sure they’ll even have budget line items for tunnel digging and rocket construction.

[RginTN]

the islamonazis are laughing their asses off at the infidel funding their caliphate!

[Dalberg-Acton]

CAIR = Hamas in America.

[familyop]

A man visiting from Switzerland once said, "Some people think that we are like the Swedish. That's not true. We are more like the people of Italy and Spain. We share their heritage."

[Windflier]

Madness...

[10mm]

How are they paying? With gold fillings and crowns?

[Dave346]

I bet this means Swiss were one of the countries that funded the “Anyone but Bibi” operation as well!

The rabbit hole keeps getting deeper.

[SunkenCiv]

In recent months, according to the report, Hamas has been faced with the danger of collapsing in Gaza, and turned to Swiss officials for help. Its relations with Egypt are at their worst ever, and funds intended to rehabilitate the coastal enclave after Israel's Operation Protective Edge last summer have run out. Thousands of Hamas officials have not received their salaries for months, leading to weakening of Hamas' legitimacy in Gaza, and raising the specter of protests against Hamas' rule.

Maybe the Swiss can finance it using gold teeth pried from the mouths of Holocaust victims, or the victims' confiscated property.

[SJackson]

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