Rachel O’Donoghue
Honest Reporting Canada, Jan. 30, 2024
“While the BBC does reference some of UNRWA’s troubling history, it frames these issues as mere accusations from Israeli governments, which have “long denounced the agency’s teaching and textbooks for, in their view, perpetuating anti-Israel views.””
Following the release of evidence by Israel that Palestinian UNRWA employees took part in the Hamas massacre on October 7, most of the organization’s major donors have suspended funding to the Palestinian refugee agency.
The United States, UNRWA’s biggest donor, was the first to announce its decision to withdraw aid in a statement that said officials were “extremely troubled” by the allegations that include Palestinian agency workers participated in the kibbutz atrocities, kidnapped Israeli hostages, and helped coordinate the movement of weapons that were used in the attack.
According to a dossier handed over to the U.S. State Department, at least 1,200 UNRWA employees were found to be members of either Hamas or Islamic Jihad.
When it comes to @Refugees, most are looked after by the UNHCR. However, Palestinians have their own agency, @UNRWA.
So what’s going on here? pic.twitter.com/WGoZE9qQzX
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None of these revelations, however, will come as a surprise to anyone who’s a bit more clued up about UNRWA’s chequered history.
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