This is taken from the Project Censored article.
Unfortunately these are facts, the lack of clean water in Gaza is very real.
But maybe it doesn't have to be.
This is a map of all of the countries that support Gaza financially.
| Outcome of the Paris Pledging Conference[41] | |
|---|---|
| Type of Assistance | USD billion |
| Budget Support | 1.5 |
| Humanitarian Assistance | 1.1 |
| Project-based Aid | 2.1 |
| Other Aid | 0.8 |
| Amounts being allocated | 2.2 |
| Total 2008–2010 | 7.7 |
Palestinian Reform and Development Program
In 2012, the former Emir of Qatar visited Gaza and made a donation of $400 million to Hamas, a donation The New York Times reported would go towards “two housing complexes, rehabilitate three main roads, and create a prosthetic center, among other projects.”
Hamas appear to have diverted the funds to terror projects. The Qatari smoke screen of donating to ‘civilian projects’ fools few people, Israeli officials say.
Gelbman a former IDF special forces lieutenant and a U.S.-based security consultant, said instead of building terror tunnels, Hamas could have used the same money, equipment, and engineering to construct sewage and water treatment facilities, improve old infrastructure, build schools, and even create beach front resorts
While its leaders live lavish lifestyles with luxurious villas on the Mediterranean shore, most Gazans sit and suffer as government workers go unpaid and money that could have been used to improve many lives continues to be squandered on Hamas’ pursuit of destroying Israel.
“Only judging by their deeds you understand that there is no way that [Qatari] money went to civilian programs” said Amidror. “The materials went for military purposes.”
This isn't all of the money given to the Palestinians over the last 15 years.
But where has this portion of the money gone? If not to the cleaning of their water or their roads.
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"So far, Israel has destroyed some 32 terror tunnels – each one requiring the equivalent of 350 truckloads of building supplies and costing up to $3 million to create, according to the IDF. And 3,360 short and medium-range rockets have been fired at Israel by Hamas and other militant Islamist groups, likely costing millions more."
The Palestinian government has decided to fund terrorism instead of their people.
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_aid_to_Palestinians
