Kleptocracy

Kleptocracies are expensive to maintain.

Gulf States / UAE / Palestinian Authority

UAE FM Calls PA Leadership ‘Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves’

"Why would the UAE give assistance to the Palestinian Authority without real reforms?" asked Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / News Briefs / Hamas / Gaza

As Gaza Collapses, Hamas Leaders Make Billions Abroad

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

While nearly one million Arab residents of Gaza are displaced by war, Hamas’s top leaders and their families have been enriching themselves. Reports indicate that the Hamas leadership controls an investment portfolio estimated at close to $1 billion dollars and owns assets in Sudan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Algeria, Egypt and other places. Gaza […]