Israeli Official Shocked: $100 Million for Abbas Given to Hamas

Israel paid $100 million to Abbas to "fight Hamas." Guess where the money went?

I have been comparing the Israeli leadership to the lovable chowderheaded Wise Men of Chelm, but I now think this is unfair.

To the Chelmites.

Israeli Diplomat: "Abu Mazen Lied to Us Thrice"

Abu Mazen's third lie was revealed in the Maariv newspaper yesterday (Thursday). The paper reported that tax monies Israel handed over to Abbas, based on a clear understanding that they would not reach the Hamas government, in fact made their way to Hamas.

Abbas, viewed as a "moderate" by the United States and the international community, "is not trustworthy," the Israeli diplomat concluded.

However, when he meets with Olmert this Sunday, PA sources say he plans to ask the Israeli leader not to torpedo the PA unity government's activities - even though it was conceived in contrast with Abu Mazen's promise to Israel. He also intends to request of Olmert not to pressure the international community to continue its economic siege on the PA - despite the fact that previous monies given to PA were given to Hamas.

Abbas reportedly plans to say that if Olmert does not come through on the above requests, the ceasefire in Gaza will be in jeopardy. Israeli sources say the ceasefire is already all but non-existent, and that in any event, Hamas is massively building up its arms arsenal for a confrontation with Israel.

Clearly, this Israeli official is not an IRIS reader, or he could have read a year ago how Israel would fund Hamas. He could have also read that the universally reported "Hamas-Fatah Civil War" would probably be revealed as a scam.

Update: Hamas confirms the news.