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Originally Posted by Zary's-Mustache
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There's a huge difference between playing two enemies against each other and creating an enemy. Also, the article itself never states that Netanyahu funded Hamas. Only that he allowed funds from Qatar to enter Gaza to pay civil employees. Netanyahu released this money following international pressure to do so. When Israel was holding this money they were accused of collective punishment by withholding salaries from doctors, nurses, teachers, etc...
As for Netanyahu "begging" Qatar to fund Hamas:
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bk8mgcefr
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Between 2007 and 2014, Qatar provided Hamas with funds, away from any international oversight or review and from 2014 on, funding from Qatar was coordinated with the United States and Israel.
The 2014 war in Gaza was the turning point. The U.S., UN, Israel and Qatar decided soon after the war to set up a new system in which $30 million would be delivered to the coastal strip by Doha each month. Some $10 million was to buy fuel from Israel, needed to operate Gaza's power station, $10 million to pay the salaries of government employees, and the final $10 million was to be given in $100 stipends to some 100,000 Gazan families in need.
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So it wasn't about Qatar increasing funding. It was about how to direct existing funding. Israel and the US hoped that they could convince Qatar to send 1/3 of the money directly to Israel (which would buy power for Gazans), 1/3 directly to public services, and 1/3 directly to Gazan families. A far superior system that Qatar just handing over random funds to Hamas.
That hardly sounds like funding a terrorist organization. It's also a no win situation for Israel. If they cut off funds, it genocide. If they allow funds its creating Hamas. People are constantly going on here about how Israel needs to make the lives of Gazans better to resolve the conflict....but apparently funding hospitals and schools, providing power, and providing money to desperate families is a big no.
Now point out all the times Israel has attacked Hamas. All the leaders they've killed or imprisoned, etc...