Boston Consulting Group asked about participation in the establishment of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation controversy.
A parliamentary committee in the United Kingdom requires that a giant of the American council explains its activities in Gaza, including its role in the creation of a controversial aid group under surveillance on the murders of hundreds of Palestinians.
The deputy of the Labor Party Liam Byrne, who chairs the selective committee of affairs and trade of the House of Commons, asked Boston Consulting Group (BCG) on Wednesday in a letter for “Clarification and information” on his work in the besieged enclave, adding that the question was part of the “control of the Committee of the Committee of Commercial, Political and Humanitarian Links of the United Kingdom with the UNUS”.
Byrne’s letter to the CEO of BCG, Christoph Schweizer, comes after the Financial Times reported on Friday that the company had written an estimate of the costs of relocating Palestinians in Gaza and signed a several million dollars contract to help create the GHF supported by Israel and the United States.
Gaza health authorities claim that more than 700 Palestinians have been killed by trying to access the aid in the distribution centers managed by the GHF, which has been disowned by the United Nations and many aid organizations.
The British newspaper also pointed out on Monday that the Tony Blair Institute (TBI), led by the former British Prime Minister, participated in groups of messages and calls for an post-war development plan for Gaza which was based on BCG modeling.
In his letter, Byrne asked for a “clear and complete answer” to a list of questions, including a “detailed calendar” from the moment when BCG began to work on the creation of the GHF.
Byrne has also requested information from BCG on other companies and institutions, as well as sources of financing, linked to the creation of the group.
The GHF, which began to operate in the Palestinian enclave bombed at the end of May, aroused many criticisms in the midst of numerous reports that its American security entrepreneurs and Israeli forces opened fire on rescue seekers.
While noting that BCG had ended its involvement with the GHF and that some of the associated work had been “unauthorized”, Byrne said that the company should provide specific details on the activities not being authorized, “when and how” the work was undertaken and what actions were carried out to correct these activities.
Byrne has also called for more information on BCG’s work on proposals to move the Gaza population, which were sentenced by the Palestinians in the enclave, the rights defense groups and the UN.
“Who commanded or asked for this work?” What people or entities … says Byrne in the letter.
Byrne ordered BCG to answer by July 22, “given the severity of these questions and the high level of public interest”.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also launched the idea of moving the Palestinians during his meetings this week with US President Donald Trump in the White House.
In a statement published earlier this week, BCG said that “the recent media reports had distorted” the potential role of the company in the post-war reconstruction of Gaza.
The firm said that two of its partners “had not disclosed the whole nature of the work” that they made without payment to help establish the GHF.
“These people then carried out subsequent subsequent work. Their actions reflected a serious failure of judgment and membership in our standards,” said the company, adding that the two partners had been dismissed.