Israeli authorities are charging Mohammed El Halabi, chief executive of the charity World Vision, with diverting millions of dollars to Hamas.  Aid groups throughout the region are worried that funds raised from private citizens and donated by Western government may dry up as a result of the probe. Washington Times: Many Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank are bracing for the fallout as authorities prepare to lay out the case against Mohammed El Halabi, the chief executive of World Vision and one of the most prominent aid executives in the territory. “If Israel has evidence to prove that El Halabi turned 60 percent of World Vision’s money into funding for Hamas, a cruel catastrophe will hit Palestinian society,” said Bassam Eid, a human rights activist who has fallen out with local leaders for criticizing corruption within the Palestinian Authority. “This will also prevent...(Read Full Post)