Al-Monitor Finds Hamas Funding, Forgetting Israel's Own Funding Schemes
Al-Monitor reports Italy arrested nine individuals over 'alleged Hamas funding' through charities, citing the EU's designation of Hamas as a terrorist organization. (Al-Monitor, Dec 27) This neatly sidesteps decades of Western governments—including the U.S.—channeling billions into regimes and military operations that critics, including human rights groups like Amnesty International and Human
Rights Watch, allege commit horrific human rights abuses and war crimes. The framing ensures we focus on 'alleged' bad actors, never the verifiable, state-sponsored violence. One might wonder if European anti-mafia units are equally zealous in investigating European arms manufacturers profiting from the bombardment of Gaza, or the financial networks that grease the wheels of continued occupation.
Apparently, supporting a charity that might (allegedly) aid a designated group is a crisis, while openly supplying Netanyahu's government with JDAM kits and F-35s — even as the ICJ investigates genocide claims — is just 'foreign policy.'