|
Israel: World Vision charity director in Gaza funneled millions to Hamas
Mohammed el-Halabi established a "systematic and sophisticated mechanism" to divert up to $50 million over the years to the militant group, which rules Gaza, creating fictitious humanitarian projects and doctoring inflated receipts in order to get the funds to Hamas, said the Shin Bet... To divert the funds, the Shin Bet said el-Halabi initiated fictitious projects meant to help farmers, the disabled and fishermen. He would falsely list Hamas operatives as workers on those projects and write up inflated receipts, according to the Shin Bet. Companies hired to carry out certain projects under fictitious tenders were "made aware" that 60 percent of the project’s funds were destined for Hamas, the Shin Bet statement said, adding that some of World Vision’s budget was used to pay the salaries of Hamas operatives. Today, World Vision suggested the amount of money Israel has accused Mohammed el-Halabi of diverting to Hamas doesn't add up. The Associated Press reports the group claims $50 million is more than its entire Gaza budget over the last decade: Related: World Vision NGO, accused of losing millions to Hamas, is Clinton Foundation partner Posted by: Besoeker 2016-08-09 |
|
| http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=464339 |