From the Liveblog of
Sunday, February 4, 2018
Greenblatt slams Hamas for pursuing terror rather than improving Gazans’ lives
US President Donald Trump’s peace envoy Jason Greenblatt slams the Hamas terror group for spending money on its military wing rather than on humanitarian causes.
“Hamas should be improving the lives of those it purports to govern, but instead chooses to increase violence and cause misery for the people of Gaza,” writes Greenblatt in a series of Twitter posts. “Imagine what the people of Gaza could do with the $100 million Iran gives Hamas annually that Hamas uses for weapons and tunnels to attack Israel!”
He also slams Tehran for sponsoring terror groups that target Israel.
“Iran spends almost a billion dollars a year sponsoring terrorism in Lebanon, Israel and West Bank/Gaza. This blood money only increases violence and does nothing to help the Palestinian people,” he says.
The Times of Israel Community.