Thread by @kikas6652

🧵Most people are unaware that USAID, gifted in 2016, $310 million of taxpayer money to start a Palestinian cement factory project. The project was a private venture, by a company called Sanad, to create cement mills and factories, Helping build Hamas' terror tunnels in Gaza.

Sanad Construction Resources Company (SANAD) is a Palestinian publicly traded company, in PEX (Palestine Stock Exchange), it has profited handsomely from the purchase of cement as foreign aid, particularly from USAID, UNRWA and the UN.

Much of its revenue came from cement and construction contracts funded by these organizations. Cement—critical for building tunnels and military infrastructure—was always a priority for Hamas and USAID helping it had a cement factory nearby, ensured it had an endless supply.

In 2016, during a press conference, where the project was announced, Loai Quwas, the executive head of Sanad said,

“…establishing the factory is a dream of Sanad company and the Palestinian investment fund, adding that it has been started since 2013”

USAID’s involvement in this project sparks a chilling question: How could U.S. tax dollars be blindly funneled into a private venture, with zero oversight or accountability, empowering a terrorist organization?

Worse yet, after funding Sanad to build the factories, USAID would purchase cement back from that very same company. This circular flow of money seems very much like a money-laundering scheme, giving Hamas a steady stream of resources while making some very wealthy in the process

The U.S. government must hold accountable those responsible for enabling a project that strengthened Hamas while squandering taxpayer money

Read more on Substack:
globaldisconnect.substack.com/p/usaid-gifted…

@MelissaSChapman But you can link to my substack or X

@StottsVicki @MelissaSChapman @Betar_USA was also suspended for posting literally "📟📟"

That was the FB post, two pager emojis

@Aizenberg55 And in 2019, there was an article that spoke about how their stocks were suffering after the defunding of UNRWA and USAID projects due to Taylor Force Act.

sahem-inv.com/news.php?id=38…

@Aizenberg55 Please check your DMs 🙏

@elderofziyon There are tons of documents that are not accessible anymore from USAID regarding Sanad Construction. Here is one from 2018 >>

@elderofziyon I encourage you to hear NGO Monitor's X Space from a few days ago, they also speak about how many donations have no name to where they were given to.

https://x.com/NGOmonitor/status/1887225349177811336