Leftist British MP George Galloway personally donated 25,000 pounds and a fleet of vehicles to the de facto government in the Gaza Strip after arriving in an aid convoy.
"We are giving you now 100 vehicles and all of their contents, and we make no apology for what I am about to say. We are giving them to the elected government of Palestine," Galloway said at a press conference in Gaza City, according to AFP.
Galloway dared western states to prosecute him for supporting the Hamas-run government, which is boycotted by the US, EU, and much of the international community.
"I say now to the British and European governments, if you want to take me to court, I promise you there is no jury in all of Britain who will convict me. They will convict you."
Galloway made the announcement at an outdoor presence conference in the presence of several senior Hamas officials, and his words were greeted by shouts of "Allahu Akbar!" (God is Great).
Hamas won the 2006 Palestinian parliamentary elections, and later formed a unity government with its rival, Fatah. The government was shunned by donor states, crippling the aid-dependent Palestinian Authority.
In June 2007 Hamas took full control of the Gaza Strip, defeating security forces loyal to Fatah in bloody street fighting. The Palestinian unity government collapsed and Israel and Egypt imposed a strict closure of the Strip’s border crossings.
Galloway arrived in Gaza on Monday after driving to Gaza from the UK in a convoy called “Viva Palestina,” delivering more than one million pounds of aid and raising awareness about the blockade of Gaza.
Source: Maan News Agency
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