Ebbene sì, l’ultima frontiera della lotta al terrorismo è togliere i fondi all’Unrwa, l’agenzia delle Nazioni Unite che si occupa di assistere da decenni i profughi palestinesi, quelli del 1948 e quelli del 1967, in tutta l’area mediorientale, dovunque ci sia un rifugiato. Ora, c’è chi – per la precisione tale Asaf Romirowsky, sul Washington Times – dice che se si tolgono i fondi all’Unrwa si mina la forza di Hamas: “As we look for ways to crack down on terrorism and terrorist activity, looking at UNRWA is a good start. American taxpayer dollars fund approximately one-third of UNRWA’s operating budget. UNRWA provides food, medicine, economic aid, jobs, radical education, political opportunities, and even logistical assistance to Hamas and other extremist groups. UNRWA’s budget, which exceeds $365 million, is funded by many nations, but the United States and other Western nations are the largest contributors. Cutting off UNRWA’s budget would be detrimental to Hamas in Gaza, which would be forced to either provide services to Palestinians or admit it has no intention of doing so”.
Una volta si chiamava “punizione collettiva”.