أثارت استقالة مدير «مؤسسة إغاثة غزة» جيك وود، وهو جندي سابق في مشاة البحرية الأمريكية، الشكوك، وطرحت المزيد من علامات الاستفهام حول حقيقة دور المؤسسة المدعومة أمريكيّاً وإسرائيليّاً، التي رفضتها الأمم المتحدة.
واعترف جيك بأن المنظمة لم تستطع الالتزام بالمبادئ الإنسانية المتمثلة في الحياد والنزاهة والاستقلالية. ونشأت فكرة المؤسسة التي تسعى واشنطن وتل أبيب أن تكون بديلة لـ«الأونروا» بعد 7 أكتوبر، وتأسست في فبراير الماضي بدعم أمريكي إسرائيل لتوصيل المساعدات في غزة.
ورفضت الأمم المتحدة ووكالاتها التعاون مع «مؤسسة إغاثة غزة» ووصفتها بأنها غير نزيهة وغير محايدة، وأبدت مخاوفها من استخدامها «غطاءً لتهجير الفلسطينيين».
هذه المواقف دفعت السلطات السويسرية إلى البحث ما إذا كانت ستفتح تحقيقاً قانونياً في أنشطها. ولا يزال من غير الواضح مَن يموّل هذه العملية الضخمة، التي تهدف إلى توفير الغذاء لنحو مليون شخص في غزة، إضافة إلى توظيف نحو 1,000 حارس أمن مسلح.
وتحت عنوان «خطة المساعدات الجديدة لغزة صاغتها إسرائيل وليس الولايات المتحدة»، كشفت «نيويورك تايمز» قصة «الصندوق» الذي قُدِّم باعتباره مبادرة مستقلة ومحايدة، ويديره متعاقدون أمريكيون من القطاع الخاص، إلا أنه في الواقع مشروع إسرائيلي مطروح منذ ديسمبر 2023.
وحسب التقرير، فإن رجال أعمال إسرائيليين وضباطاً في جيش الاحتلال ضالعون في الآلية المقترحة لتوزيع المساعدات الإنسانية في غزة، وأن المبادرة تهدف إلى التحايل على الأمم المتحدة المتهمة بالتحيز ضد إسرائيل، ومنع وصول أي مساعدات إلى حماس.
وقال مطلعون على الخطة إن «مؤسسة إغاثة غزة» تلقت بالفعل تعهدات بأكثر من 100 مليون دولار ولم يتضح بعد مصدر هذه الأموال. في حين أصدرت المؤسسة بياناً أعلنت فيه أن «دولة من أوروبا الغربية» تبرعت بأكثر من 100 مليون دولار لتمويل عملياتها المستقبلية، لكنها رفضت أيضاً الكشف عن اسم الدولة.
ووفق تقرير «نيويورك تايمز»، فإن فكرة «مؤسسة إغاثة غزة» التي نوقشت في اجتماعات مغلقة بتل أبيب بحثت آلية توزيع موازية للأمم المتحدة؛ تمهيداً لتجاوز المؤسسات الدولية مثل الاونروا وسيطرة إسرائيل الكاملة على آلية توزيع المساعدات.
وتنفذ الخطة بالتعاون مع شركاتٍ أمريكية وتحت إشراف جيش الاحتلال وتشمل إقامة مراكز توزيعٍ في مناطق محددة.
من جانبها، أفصحت صحيفة «يديعوت أحرونوت»، عن وجود خلافات عميقة داخل جيش الاحتلال والمنظومة الأمنية الإسرائيلية بشأن الآلية الجديدة في غزة.
ونقلت عن رئيس شعبة الاستخبارات العسكرية الإسرائيلية السابق الجنرال تمير هايمان، قوله إن الخطة تتضمن نشر قوات الجيش على مسافة 300 متر فقط من مراكز التوزيع الأربعة، معلّقاً بسخرية «إن مطالبة المدنيين بالسير مسافات طويلة إلى مراكز توزيع الغذاء لحمل طرود ثقيلة مرات عدة أسبوعياً قد تنجح فقط في ملعب غولف، وليس في غزة».
فيما ذكرت «واشنطن بوست» أن المشروع الذي طرحته حكومة نتنياهو بدعم من واشنطن يواجه عقبات كبيرة وشكوكاً في جدواه، مؤكدة أن الآلية الجديدة تسهّل مهمة إسرائيل في ترحيل سكان غزة جنوباً تمهيداً لتهجيرهم قسريّاً، وسط تحفظات أخلاقية أبداها بعض المشاركين في التخطيط للمشروع.
أما صحيفة «هآرتس» الإسرائيلية، فركّزت على أن مكتب نتنياهو اختار منظمةً مجهولة لتوزيع المساعدات في غزة، دون علم جهاز الأمن الإسرائيلي.
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The resignation of Jake Wood, the director of the "Gaza Relief Foundation" and a former U.S. Marine, has raised suspicions and posed further questions about the true role of the organization, which is supported by the U.S. and Israel and has been rejected by the United Nations.
Jake admitted that the organization was unable to adhere to humanitarian principles of neutrality, integrity, and independence. The idea for the foundation, which Washington and Tel Aviv seek to position as an alternative to "UNRWA," emerged after October 7 and was established last February with American-Israeli support to deliver aid in Gaza.
The United Nations and its agencies have refused to cooperate with the "Gaza Relief Foundation," describing it as biased and non-neutral, expressing concerns that it could be used as a "cover for the displacement of Palestinians."
These positions have prompted Swiss authorities to consider whether to open a legal investigation into its activities. It remains unclear who is funding this massive operation, which aims to provide food for about one million people in Gaza, in addition to employing around 1,000 armed security guards.
Under the headline "The New Aid Plan for Gaza Was Crafted by Israel, Not the United States," the "New York Times" revealed the story of the "fund," presented as an independent and neutral initiative managed by private American contractors, but in reality, it is an Israeli project proposed since December 2023.
According to the report, Israeli businessmen and officers in the occupying army are involved in the proposed mechanism for distributing humanitarian aid in Gaza, and the initiative aims to circumvent the United Nations, which is accused of bias against Israel, and to prevent any aid from reaching Hamas.
Insiders on the plan stated that the "Gaza Relief Foundation" has already received commitments of over $100 million, and the source of this funding remains unclear. Meanwhile, the foundation issued a statement announcing that "a country from Western Europe" donated more than $100 million to fund its future operations, but it also refused to disclose the name of the country.
According to the "New York Times" report, the idea of the "Gaza Relief Foundation," which was discussed in closed meetings in Tel Aviv, sought a distribution mechanism parallel to the United Nations; paving the way to bypass international institutions like UNRWA and Israel's complete control over the aid distribution mechanism.
The plan is being implemented in cooperation with American companies and under the supervision of the occupying army, including the establishment of distribution centers in specific areas.
For its part, the newspaper "Yedioth Ahronoth" revealed that there are deep disagreements within the occupying army and the Israeli security apparatus regarding the new mechanism in Gaza.
It quoted the former head of Israeli military intelligence, General Tamir Hayman, stating that the plan involves deploying army forces just 300 meters from the four distribution centers, sarcastically commenting, "Asking civilians to walk long distances to food distribution centers to carry heavy packages several times a week might only succeed on a golf course, not in Gaza."
Meanwhile, the "Washington Post" reported that the project proposed by Netanyahu's government with U.S. support faces significant obstacles and doubts about its feasibility, emphasizing that the new mechanism facilitates Israel's task of relocating Gaza's residents southward in preparation for their forcible displacement, amid ethical reservations expressed by some participants in the planning of the project.
The Israeli newspaper "Haaretz" focused on the fact that Netanyahu's office chose an unknown organization to distribute aid in Gaza, without the knowledge of the Israeli security apparatus.
Jake admitted that the organization was unable to adhere to humanitarian principles of neutrality, integrity, and independence. The idea for the foundation, which Washington and Tel Aviv seek to position as an alternative to "UNRWA," emerged after October 7 and was established last February with American-Israeli support to deliver aid in Gaza.
The United Nations and its agencies have refused to cooperate with the "Gaza Relief Foundation," describing it as biased and non-neutral, expressing concerns that it could be used as a "cover for the displacement of Palestinians."
These positions have prompted Swiss authorities to consider whether to open a legal investigation into its activities. It remains unclear who is funding this massive operation, which aims to provide food for about one million people in Gaza, in addition to employing around 1,000 armed security guards.
Under the headline "The New Aid Plan for Gaza Was Crafted by Israel, Not the United States," the "New York Times" revealed the story of the "fund," presented as an independent and neutral initiative managed by private American contractors, but in reality, it is an Israeli project proposed since December 2023.
According to the report, Israeli businessmen and officers in the occupying army are involved in the proposed mechanism for distributing humanitarian aid in Gaza, and the initiative aims to circumvent the United Nations, which is accused of bias against Israel, and to prevent any aid from reaching Hamas.
Insiders on the plan stated that the "Gaza Relief Foundation" has already received commitments of over $100 million, and the source of this funding remains unclear. Meanwhile, the foundation issued a statement announcing that "a country from Western Europe" donated more than $100 million to fund its future operations, but it also refused to disclose the name of the country.
According to the "New York Times" report, the idea of the "Gaza Relief Foundation," which was discussed in closed meetings in Tel Aviv, sought a distribution mechanism parallel to the United Nations; paving the way to bypass international institutions like UNRWA and Israel's complete control over the aid distribution mechanism.
The plan is being implemented in cooperation with American companies and under the supervision of the occupying army, including the establishment of distribution centers in specific areas.
For its part, the newspaper "Yedioth Ahronoth" revealed that there are deep disagreements within the occupying army and the Israeli security apparatus regarding the new mechanism in Gaza.
It quoted the former head of Israeli military intelligence, General Tamir Hayman, stating that the plan involves deploying army forces just 300 meters from the four distribution centers, sarcastically commenting, "Asking civilians to walk long distances to food distribution centers to carry heavy packages several times a week might only succeed on a golf course, not in Gaza."
Meanwhile, the "Washington Post" reported that the project proposed by Netanyahu's government with U.S. support faces significant obstacles and doubts about its feasibility, emphasizing that the new mechanism facilitates Israel's task of relocating Gaza's residents southward in preparation for their forcible displacement, amid ethical reservations expressed by some participants in the planning of the project.
The Israeli newspaper "Haaretz" focused on the fact that Netanyahu's office chose an unknown organization to distribute aid in Gaza, without the knowledge of the Israeli security apparatus.