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Egyptian Journalist: The Gaza Public Understands that Hamas Is Responsible for Its Disaster
(MEMRI) Egyptian journalist Ahmad Abd Al-Wahhab, deputy editor of the Egyptian government daily Akhbar Al-Yawm, wrote on Nov. 27: "Israel's siege of Gaza has driven Hamas into a severe financial crisis, following the targeting of numerous sites that had been sources of revenue for the movement. This may explain Hamas's involvement in seizing the humanitarian aid meant for the civilian population and reselling it at exorbitant prices, which has deepened the crisis." "Hamas, which is supposed to fulfill its natural role of providing for the residents of Gaza and easing the burden of their living conditions, has become a heavy burden on the entire Strip....Even more serious is the fact that it has stationed its operatives near ATMs and taken control of 30-40% of the salaries of civil servants and [other] citizens. This use of the crisis to turn the citizens' sources of income - which are already insufficient given the tragic situation in the Strip - into its own sources of income...reveals the true face of the resistance, which prioritizes its own interests over the lives of the citizens in Gaza." "The crisis in Gaza is not only financial; it is [also] a crisis of trust between a society on the verge of collapse and a ruling authority that strives to preserve its own existence, even if it must sacrifice the citizens to do so. These irresponsible actions [by Hamas] create mistrust and widen the gap between the people of Gaza and the Hamas leadership, whose public support is eroding day by day."