Hamas Rakes In the Cash
Charles Johnson
Sat Apr 10, 2004 at 4:39 pm PDT • Views: 146
The tiny minority of extremists in the Palestinian Authority turned out by the thousands yesterday to give money, weapons, and ammunition to the genocidal terror gang Hamas at their local mosques: Palestinians Give to Fight Against Israel.
Thousands of Palestinians responded to Hamas’ call, with no apparent signs of intimidation from Hamas militants.
By Friday evening, many were still lined up outside Gaza mosques to give over money and jewelry.
“I give them 50 shekels ($11), and I feel so sorry because I can’t give them more,” said Khalil Hassouna, 45, a father of 12 who earns 850 shekels ($190) a month working as a night watchman.
Hamas officials on Saturday refused to say how much money they had collected, but there were reports of individual donations of up to $50,000.
The strong turnout was seen as backing for Hamas’ violent ideology and a vote of confidence that Hamas leaders would not pocket the money for themselves.
“The amount of donations raised during the campaign reflects how much support there is for Hamas among Palestinians, and how much the Palestinians support the resistance option,” Sheik Sayed Siyam, a Hamas spokesman, said in a statement posted on the group’s Web site.
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