Hamas Police ‘Hold Up’ Gaza City’s Palestine Bank
http://business.maktoob.com/20090000453102/Hamas_police_hold_up_bank_by_court_order/Article.htm (IsraelNN.com) Hamas Police held up the Gaza City Bank of Palestine on Monday, taking nearly half a million dollars allegedly on behalf of a medical organization, “aggressively” forcing staff to open the bank vault. The Palestine Monetary Association (PMA), which regulates the Palestinian Authority's banking system, responded by calling on Hamas to “abide by the rule of law to safeguard the soundness of the banks so that they can continue to provide services to the people.” (snip) It appears the 2 main Palestinian factions have determined the law of “what is yours is also mine” applies to them
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