Most of the foreign aid that went to the Palestinian Authority went towards paying their citizens for “do nothing jobs”, in what is basically welfare. One of these salaries is typically enough to support 10 people in this area, and it is estimated that 25% of them rely on this money. But they are not going to get this money anymore, because Hamas will misappropriate it to fund terror. The US and the EU will continue to provide the territory with food and water because they can do so without Hamas getting its paws on it. That leaves one important question, how do we give them health care and education without letting Hamas touch it? Obviously we would rather let them go without it than have any chance of Hamas getting a hand in this money.
Hamas is the quintessential terror organization, but they were rightfully elected in a supposedly free election. I don’t know what the citizens thought they were going to be able to achieve under Hamas’ leadership, but it’s not going to happen.
When Israel withdrew from Guf Katif, an extremely productive Gaza settlement, they left behind many fully functioning, high-tech greenhouses. This was an extraordinary gesture of peace if I’ve ever seen one. What did the people there do, they destroyed them. There are certainly to be no peace offerings for Hamas.
So for the time being the people there get to live with the knowledge that electing Hamas was the worst decision they could have possibly made. They will suffer greatly under Hamas’ authority. And hopefully they will be more careful who they vote into power next time around. Hamas had better not try anything funny between now and then, otherwise they’ll be in much bigger trouble.
Hamas should try to become known for something other than terror. Use that energy for something productive, plant some olive trees, clean up the place a bit, it’s your home – make the most of it!!!