Mar 04 2009
Palestinian Habitat for Humanity Threatened
The irony was not lost on U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when, at a West Bank meeting of Habitat for Humanity, the representative from the Palestinian chapter begged Israel to stop demolishing their newly built homes.
Clinton addressed concerns over Israel’s attempt to “win hearts and minds” by destroying the homes mere moments after construction is completed.
A Habitat for Humanity spokesman in the U.S. responded to the new information, “So that’s why the Palestinian chapter is chronically over budget and behind schedule.” He went on to say, “The ironic part about it is that all the construction material comes from Israel. Then they send in their military and tear down the houses. Round up the materials and re-sell them to the Palestinians. Great business model, though.”
