In reference to the illegal smuggling of over $800,000 into the Gaza Strip: “I was bringing a sum of money which was donated by our people abroad for the Palestinian people. If bringing support for my people is a crime then I am very proud of this crime.” “President orders Hamas cash probe,” BBC News, May 19, 2006, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4996990.stm.