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30 May, 6 tweets, 3 min read
How did Hamas Rearm? Was it all stealing aid? The answer is no. haaretz.com/opinion/.premi… my latest in Haaretz
The reality is that since 2018 Hamas has had both unaccountable cash from Qatar and their own commercial corridor in Egypt to get what ever they want but thanks to @NeriZilber on his original research haaretz.com/opinion/.premi…
As a true expert in the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism @ShiraEfron could tell you - if you want to look at the reality of Gaza you need to see the whole picture
So instead of beating up on UN agencies and humanitarian groups for lapse vetting - look at the reality of what comes into Gaza and from where. @nmladenov haaretz.com/opinion/.premi…
The policy options for Gaza represent a failure of a decade of bad moves that have left a gray market so large that Israel took concrete off ‘dual use’ lists in 2019 though ordinary people still suffered tremendously from the blockade and Hamas could still rearm @Gisha_Access
Any solution must not only deal with the holes in security envelope but off real opportunities for Gazans to connect to the world and not just rebuild but give an option to thrive. haaretz.com/opinion/.premi…

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23 May
As US and seemingly Israel now pivots back to strengthening PA reminder that since 09 Israeli gov policy (supported by Congressional action) has been the opposite which is why there is little left to work with.
If you wonder where did the cash come from for Hamas to have such an arsenal - more then diverted AID - the tens of millions in suitcases full of cash that was delivered into the strip might be the culprit
Honestly it’s bananas given the extreme vetting that all assistance goes through GRM or Mission order 21 when Qatar, at Israeli urging, was just giving suitcases of cash to buy quiet. What did you think it was buying?
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7 Apr
Today the Administration restarted various lines of assistance to the Palestinian People. There is a lot of confusion even amongst those who follow this closely of what this was, and what laws they follow. state.gov/the-united-sta…
Easiest way to break this up is into four buckets. 1) COVID heal through humanitarian assistance (IDA) 2) Economic Support Funds (ESF), the traditional bilateral assistance programs 3) Security assistance (INCLE) 4) UNRWA from Migration and Refugee Assistance programs (MRA)
Buckets 1 and 4 (IDA and MRA) are large accounts that the admin controls that are restricted for either disaster assistance or migration. Trump gave $5 mill in IDA and Biden gave $15 million. UNRWA gets MRA as one of the few entities that can receive it.
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24 Jul 20
1/ Today - all being well - the Middle East Partnership Act of 2020 will pass the House - it provides a quarter of a billion over five years to grassroots peace building efforts and economic development for a bottom up approach to Israel Palestine.
2/ @NitaLowey and @JeffFortenberry have been tireless champions of this fund and have stuck with it despite the highs and lows over the years. Before @nitalowey it was Joe Crowley. It is a result of over a decade of advocacy and painstaking coalition building
3/ It has broad bipartisan support, has no amendments on it and is a capstone legacy of @NitaLowey 30 year commitment to peace. From @AIPAC to @ChurchesforMEP it is a rare positive piece of legislation that is both good politics and good policy.
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27 Jan 20
1) Now that the ‘Deal of the Century’ (yuck, will be referred to as the plan) is upon us a note to everyone. The CONTEXT is more important than the CONTENT. Tomorrow the Knesset votes on the process of Bibi immunity (which he will lose). Tomorrow is also release day.
2) Tomorrow the impeachment of President Trump will continue. Tomorrow is release day. Bibi is fighting to change the narrative from immunity, after failing to form government twice, to opportunity under him.
3) Gantz, Bibi's rival, is trapped between a popular President (in Israel) and changing the narrative. He tried to navigate it but already Trump has made it clear Bibi is his guy and Gantz is just a side show.
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23 Jun 19
1. Finally read through the big Economic part of the ‘Peace Plan’ now Shabbat is out and it is so galling on so many levels. Here is epic thread split into four sections of critic: First PRESENTATION.
2. As some have already remarked the glossy brochure is full of curious pictures. They all come from USAID videos you can find here that were made around two years ago to promote the very programs this Admin has cut off usaid.gov/west-bank-and-…
3. The two most ridiculous examples are that of @ThePCFF and the Near East Foundation. The Parents Circle, whose grant was not only cut off but who Bassam (who is pictured throughout the presentation) has had his US visa refused.
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