CONFLICT
Unterstützer Netzwerk der Hamas
October 17, 2023 -
Die Hamas ist eine der reichsten Terroristengruppen der Welt, mit einem Jahresumsatz von geschätzten $700 Millionen, der aus Steuern,
Finanzhilfen und Spenden regionaler Mächte stammt.
Following Hamas’s deadly attack on Israel on October 7, countries and organisations that support the Palestinian Islamist movement are under scrutiny.
Economic, military and ideological support for Hamas comes from regional powers Qatar, Iran and Turkey. Qatar’s financial support of more than $350 million supports infrastructure and families in extreme poverty in the Gaza Strip, which has a 45.3% jobless rate.
“These payments are justified to pay civil servants in Gaza, and we know perfectly well that the latter are members of Hamas,” Didier Billion, deputy director of the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS), told France 24.
Qatar’s links with Hamas are not only financial but also political. Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh has resided mainly in Doha since 2012.
Iran also maintains close ties with Hamas. Tehran more generally finances all Palestinian armed groups to $100 million per year, according to a report by the U.S. State Department published in 2020.
Turkey provides political support rather than financial or military aid.
Following days of contradictory messaging, the European Union reversed a decision by Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi to block €691 million in development aid to the Palestinians. European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announced increased humanitarian aid to Gaza to €75m.
- Who funds Hamas? A global network of crypto, cash and charities (Reuters)
- How Hamas has utilized crypto, and what may be coming (Elliptic)
- EU U-turns after halting Palestinian funding following Hamas attack (Politico)
- Unhappy with unequivocal support for Israel, EU heads to seek consensus on Gaza war (Times of Israel)