Hamas Caught Smuggling Cash
Charles Johnson
Fri May 19, 2006 at 7:54 am PDT • Views: 274
Hamas Official Caught Smuggling $817,000.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - President Mahmoud Abbas has asked the Palestinian attorney general to investigate a senior Hamas official who was caught trying to smuggle $817,000 into the Gaza Strip, a senior presidential adviser said Friday.
Sami Abu Zuhri was caught trying to smuggle the money into Gaza from Egypt earlier in the day, a possible sign of how desperate the cash-starved Hamas government is for money. He was stopped at the Palestinian-controlled Gaza-Egypt border.
“President Abbas has sent the money and the file to the attorney general,” said Abbas adviser Saeb Erekat. “It has become a legal case that requires an investigation.”
Does anyone (besides the mainstream media) believe this money was destined for the pockets of needy Palestinians, instead of for weapons and ammunition?
Frank says: