Members of Hamas 'on UN payroll'

[drdon326]

The United Nations agency that provides assistance and food aid to Palestinian refugees admits it has hired members of the terrorist group Hamas to help in its efforts.

Peter Hansen, commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for palestinian refugees (UNRWA), told the CBC he believes it likely that Hamas members receive paycheques from his organization.

"Oh I am sure that there are Hamas members on the UNRWA payroll and I don't see that as a crime. Hamas as a political organization does not mean that every member is a militant and we do not do political vetting and exclude people from one persuasion as against another," Mr. Hansen said.

"We demand of our staff, whatever their political persuasion is, that they behave in accordance with UN standards and norms for neutrality."

Canada contributes roughly $10-million annually to UNRWA.

http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=dcb40ce5-1e91-4ec7-9095-87bce4ae6120
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[Aidoneus]

2. in that field, such is inevitable

are you familiar with the organization itself?

[newyorican]

3. Next thing you know...

they will be lobbing their pay stubs over the wall...hoping to inflict fatal paper cuts...

[Djinn]

4. you know they provide a huge amount of welfare in the OT

"Oh I am sure that there are Hamas members on the UNRWA payroll and I don't see that as a crime. Hamas as a political organization does not mean that every member is a militant and we do not do political vetting and exclude people from one persuasion as against another,"

In other news, non murderers the world over are expressing shock and dismay at the revelation that the people of Israel elected a war criminal to their highest office......