Posts Tagged: UNRWA
Report: Israel and UAE Working on Plan to Shutter UN Palestinian Refugee Agency
The United Arab Emirates and Israel are reportedly formulating a plan to phase out the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA),...
Despite Raphael Warnock’s Pro-Israel Statements, His Anti-Israel Letter Remains
"I Stand With Israel," proclaimed Rev. Raphael Warnock, the Georgia Democratic US Senate candidate, in an op-ed published on November 9, claiming his views are...
Spike in Coronavirus Cases in Hamas-Ruled Gaza Worries Main UN Aid Group
Hundreds of coronavirus infections have been reported in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip since the first case emerged in the general population last week, and a...
Children Walk Back to School in Gaza After Five-Month Shutdown
Hundreds of thousands of children walked through the streets of the Gaza Strip on Saturday to return to classes after five months of shutdown -...
Ex-Israeli MK on Palestinian Refugees: Arab World Moving On, but West Still Indulging Return Fantasy
The greatest tragedy of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict today is that while the Arab world is moving on from the war against the Jewish state, the...
Rashida Tlaib Uses Coronavirus to Lobby for UNRWA
JNS.org - COVID-19 has brought about immense changes. For many, it has been a time for reflection. But for two members of Congress, it’s been...
Why Would Anyone Celebrate the Anniversary of UNRWA?
Last week, UNRWA celebrated its 70th anniversary. The question is -- why? What is there to celebrate? UNRWA was originally meant to be a temporary refugee...
The Palestinian Refugee Scam
Can history be undone? The correct answer is: of course not. Surely what happened happened, notwithstanding any subsequent discomfort with the result. Not so fast. For example:...
Israel Slams UNRWA Head for Attacking Trump Peace Plan
The Israeli Foreign Ministry on Monday slammed the head of the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA for attacking US President Donald Trump’s recently-unveiled peace initiative,...
In Face of US Opposition, UN Renews Scandal-Ridden Palestinian Refugee Aid Agency
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly renewed the mandate for a UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees for another three years amid misconduct allegations...
Jerusalem Embassy Move, Exit From Iran Deal Fueled Defiance Within Trump Cabinet, Nikki Haley Writes
The Trump administration was internally divided over three key Israel-related policy decisions -- moving the US embassy to Jerusalem, leaving the Iran nuclear deal and...
For UNRWA, the Party’s Over
JNS.org - When I heard that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Commissioner Pierre Krahenbuhl had...
Israel Calls for ‘Deep and Comprehensive Change’ at UN Palestinian Refugee Aid Agency After Leader’s Resignation
The resignation of Pierre Krahenbuhl as commissioner-general of UNRWA on Wednesday was “but the first step in a long process that is needed to eliminate...
It’s Time to Close Down UNRWA
In December 1949, in the wake of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) was established by the UN through...
