Why wealthy Qatar keeps the money flowing to Gaza

It might seem like a simple matter of checkbook diplomacy: wealthy Qatar promising the struggling Gaza Strip that it would pay the monthly salaries of nearly 24,000 civil servants. Nothing involving Gaza, however, is uncomplicated. Qatar’s pledge on Tuesday for a one-time payment of $31 million to cover the workers’ checks — in addition to other […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/08/03/why-wealthy-qatar-keeps-the-money-flowing-to-gaza/