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UN's role in Gaza rises among the rubble
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by 158 | January 26, 2009 at 06:09 pm
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If the UN was not in
Gaza and Hamas was
left to provide for the
people, even if Israel
allowed free transit
Gaza would still be
a basket case.
Beyond being schooled by the U.N., Abu al-Eish and her seven siblings eat the agency's food, wear its clothing and now live in one of its buildings after their own house was leveled during Israeli bombardments on Gaza.
Hamas may be politically in charge of the Gaza Strip, but it's to the U.N.'s relief agency that the majority of the 1.4 million Gazans turn for health care, garbage collection, food assistance and just about every other service usually provided by a state.
With much of the territory devastated by Israel's latest military offensive, the agency's job is bound to get even bigger.
Many expect the U.N.'s agency for Palestinians to take the lead in reconstruction, though its role is currently limited to the refugee camps that house more than 1 million of Gaza's population. The U.N. spearheading efforts to rebuild Gaza
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at 18:31 on January 27th, 2009
This opinion from the Wall Street Journal also discusses this topic. The author's point is if the UN would reduce its aid than Gazans would have to direct their energies towards building their economy instead of making war. He also points out the small contributions from other Arab countries towards their "Palestinian brothers".
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123171179743471961.html
BTW, the Palestinians are the only people in the world to receive such largess from the UN.