This morning, Elder of Ziyon has revealed more information on Hamas' bank robbery; and I have a feeling this will not be the end of an ongoing story about the corruption of Hamas!
FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2011
Who are these masked men?!
FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2011
Yesterday, Ma'an did everything it could to avoid mentioning that Hamas had robbed a bank in Gaza. But now that others have made the accusations, Ma'an feels it can report on the story.Can you believe that Israel is so intransigent as to refuse to negotiate with this wonderful, pragmatic, respected political group?
And it is a doozy.
The Palestinian governments in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are at loggerheads again after the Palestinian Monetary Authority accused security forces in Gaza of robbing a bank.On Tuesday, an official from the Hamas-led Ministry of Interior seized $90,000 from the bank by force after bank employees refused to honor a check due to insufficient funds in the account, Manasreh said.
The PMA announced Thursday that all banks in the Gaza Strip would close following a robbery at the Palestine Investment Bank in Gaza City.
Authority deputy Muhammad Manasreh told Ma'an that Gaza government officials stole $340,000 from the bank over two days.
The following day, the same official tried to cash a check for $250,000. Again, bank staff refused to honor the check due to insufficient funds. An argument erupted and cashiers called senior Hamas officials who failed to resolve the dispute, the PMA official added.
He said the bank was later raided by armed government security forces who seized $250,000.
