Andy McCarthy has a long post at the Corner suggesting that the Obama administration’s decision to send $900 million to UNRWA (the United Nations Relief and Works Agency) in Gaza is, in effect, giving the money to Hamas. It’s worth a read. (And while I don’t think Andy is a “knuckle-dragger,” I might be one of the “la-la land conservatives” he mentions since I think Barack Obama will be much more pragmatic than his various associations might have suggested.) During the campaign, at least, Obama had harsh words for Hamas, when Jimmy Carter went to Gaza to meet the terrorist leaders. Obama spoke of his “unshakable commitment” to guard Israel from its “bitter enemies.” He added: “That’s why I have a fundamental difference with President Carter and disagree with his decision to meet with Hamas. We must not negotiate with a terrorist group intent on Israel’s destruction. We should only sit down with Hamas if they renounce terrorism, recognize Israel’s right to exist and abide by past agreements.” Why? “Hamas is not a state. Hamas is a terrorist organization.”
