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| PA in Gaza accuses UNRWA staff of selling goods to private sector "behind our backs" |
| 2009-02-17 |
| Nope, Pennsylvania has not moved to Gaza... Gaza – Ma’an – The Palestinian Authority Ministry of National Economy accused the United Nations relief Agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, on Tuesday of importing private-sector goods under its name behind the back of the ministry Not getting their cut are they? The undersecretary of the ministry of the Ramallah-based government, speaking from Gaza, Nasser As-Sarraj made these accusations to Ma'an on Monday night. ...and while your at it, ask them who I pissed off to get stuck in Gaza, willya? As-Sarraj, who is part of the Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministry in Gaza not to be confused with the separate Ministry of National economy of the de facto Hamas government in the same area, ...well it sounds confusing. said UNRWA has been caught selling rice and sugar to local merchants without coordinating with the ministry first. They've not let us, how you say, "wet our beaks"... When contacted, UNRWA spokespeople said they had not heard of any such accusations and were unaware of any investigations into the issue. We're shocked! SHOCKED, I tells ya!! As-Sarraj said UNRWA employees were involved in bringing truckloads of goods into the Gaza Strip under title of the agency and selling them to the private sector, and called the act “illegal.” He said he brought the accusations to UNRWA’s attention Monday night. Bastards! We're not getting our cut either! “We seized three truckloads of rice and sugar [being sold to] merchants of the private sector through UNRWA, and the [PA] coordination committee had no idea. UNRWA does not have the right to use its special position [in the Strip] to engage with the private sector.” Well, we got sick of Hamas stealing it all and figured we'd just eliminate the middleman... As-Sarraj also claimed that UNRWA is investigating the issue. Not even any honor among thieves in Gaza anymore... |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #6 Murtha, Specter, Fumo, Rendell... Nope, Pennsylvania has not moved to Gaza... You sure about that? Nope Nimble, Pennsylvania has not moved to Gaza, Gaza moved to Pennsylvania. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2009-02-17 11:50 |
| #5 I think it's either locals working for the UNRWA, or (perish the thought) corrupt UNRWA bureacrats working their own scams. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-02-17 11:34 |
| #4 Just so I get this straight, The UN SELLS the goods to the Gaza citizenry? Sells them? Is the UN turning a profit on its relief work? Or are these, maybe, local UN entrepreneurs. Sells the relief goods? Boggles me. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2009-02-17 11:27 |
| #3 Murtha, Specter, Fumo, Rendell... Nope, Pennsylvania has not moved to Gaza... You sure about that? |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2009-02-17 11:04 |
| #2 "Palestine's" version of economic crisis. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-02-17 10:57 |
| #1 "Hey, resales is OUR racket!" |
| Posted by: mojo 2009-02-17 10:48 |