Overall, the fortunes of the political leaders of the movement would overcome eleven billion dollars.
The chronicles from Middle East They tell how the leaders of the Palestinian armed groups who live abroad have adopted increasingly stringent security measures. Armed stocks, secrets secrets and protected residences are now the norm. The targeted murder of Ismail Haniyehkilled to Tehran The July 31, 2024 from an operation attributed to Mossad, He made the risk for this political elite, but also raised questions about the nature of their power and their wealth. Haniyehformer political leader of Hamas and former Prime Minister of Palestinian Authorityhad become one of the most recognizable faces of the Palestinian cause. At home he was described as a leader near the people, a symbolic figure capable of combining political discourse with the religious rhetoric of the Resistance. But his killing in Tehran, far from the ruins of Gaza, brought out the image of a manager who lived well far from the sufferings of his people, protected by Pasdaran Iranian and surrounded by every comfort. Its elimination has not only hit the chain of command of HamaS: Forced the entire manager to reorganize and disperse further, accentuating the perception that the heart of the movement no longer beat in the Stripbut in the golden salons of Doha, Istanbul and of the Cairo.
The capital of the region are now the stage of an underground diplomacy. An Egyptian source revealed that Ziyad al-NakhalahSecretary General of the Jihad Islamicis under close surveillance and that Cairo would have received pressure to guarantee him a stable residence. In Türkiyesome managers of Hamas And even ex -prisoners freed in the latest exchange of hostages they move today with severe restrictions, the result of Ankara’s growing attention not to become the scene of possible Israeli operations. TO Dohacapital of Qatar, the management of Hamas It lives armored, with security protocols that even prevent the most ordinary movements. The meetings take place in different locations, often communicated at the last moment, as if they were the summit of heads of state.
Behind these measures, however, there is an even more uncomfortable theme: the billionaires accumulated by the Palestinian leaders in exile. Already before his death, Haniyeh It was indicated as the owner of a fortune that was around four billion dollars. They are joined by him Khaled Mashalthe historic head of the PolitburoAnd Mousa Abu Marzook, veteran of the diaspora of Hamasboth credited with equally impressive wealth. Overall, the fortunes of the political leaders of the movement would overcome the eleven billion dollars. These are not just numbers: they are assets that translate into luxury villas, real estate investments in Türkiye and in the Gulf countries, facade companies and accounts abroad.
To complete the picture there is Zaher Jabarintoday at the head of the Finance of Hamasthat from Türkiye Check a wallet from hundreds of millions of dollarsthe result of opaque operations that intertwine donations, commercial activities and coverage networks. It is the custodian of the Cassa del Movement, a role that gives power and influence equal to that of political leaders. Qatar and from theIranfunds that in theory should support the population of Gaza But that often disperse long opaque circuits; real estate investments and commercial activities created abroad to generate autonomous revenues; contributions collected by the diaspora through charitable associations which, in some cases, ended up under investigation in Europe and in United States for links with the financing of terrorism. The contrast with the reality of Strip It is evident. TO Gaza Basic necessities are missing, hospitals struggle to work, entire families survive between rubble and siege. In the meantime, leaders who should represent that same population live safely, far from the conflict, and can count on Oligarchi wealth. Who remains in the Strip pays the highest price, while those who live abroad can afford to present themselves as a martyr of the cause with the tranquility guaranteed by armed stocks And accounts in the millionaire bank. Yet, despite the tests, there is no shortage in West and in the Arab world those who continue to support Hamas As if it were the bulwark of revolutionary purity, closing his eyes in front of the evidence of a privileged caste that transformed the so -called “resistance” into a personal business. Defending those who preach the sacrifice between the rubble and meanwhile live as a billionaire abroad is not an act of solidarity, but the greatest favor that can be done to whom Take advantage of the Palestinian tragedy to continue living in luxury.
