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Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely at the Jewish state’s Foreign Ministry headquarters in Jerusalem. Credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Foreign Ministry urges diplomats to cut UNRWA funding

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Israel on Tuesday urged the international community to rethink its donations to UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, saying it should be shut down. “Israel’s policy is to close UNRWA. They are the problem, not...
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The Washington Post’s unredeemable ‘reporting’ on UNRWA

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Washington Post reporting on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) continues to omit key context and mislead readers. A Nov. 19, 2018 front-page dispatch, “U.S. cuts add to Palestinians’ misery,” adds to the paper’s...

Arrest a terrorist who works for UNRWA

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Amir al-Mishal, a leader of Hamas, is employed by UNRWA and leads the UNRWA teachers association. Amir a-Mishal incites UNRWA students to ruSh the fences and die for the “right of return” – by force...

Downplaying Why Canada Stopped Funding UNRWA in 2010

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“POLITICIANS TRADE BARBS IN HOUSE OVER UNRWA FUNDING” (1) , downplays why the Canadian government stopped funding UNRWA in 2010. It was not because of the “agency’s widely reported ties to Hamas”, which “Canada...

Memo from the UN: Message of missiles fired from an UNRWA facility

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On Wednesday, Ocefunetober 17th, The Center for Near East Policy Research provided a briefing at the UN Correspondents Association at the UN, followed by a confidential briefing for the officials of the UN Secretary...
Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat. Feb. 13, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Remove UNRWA from city, and treat Arabs as residents, says Jerusalem mayor

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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency is “bolstering terrorism,” Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat told the Knesset Interior Committee on Wednesday during a special meeting to discuss a plan by the Jerusalem Municipality to remove...
Palestinian protesters wave flags during a protest against the U.S. decision earlier this year to cut U.N. aid funds to Palestinians in Bethlehem, on Sept. 26, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90.

UNRWA announces job with overly high salary, benefits

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Despite major budget cuts, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) posted a job last month paying 14 times the average annual Palestinian income. The position of director of external relations...
A military-themed school play held in April 2016 at the UNRWA Nuseirat School in Gaza, in which students hold an Israeli hostage at gunpoint. Credit: Center for Near East Policy Research.

Jerusalem mayor announces that city will evict UNRWA

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The city of Jerusalem will evict the United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) in light of the organization’s illegal activities and incitement of Palestinians against Israel, according to Mayor Nir Barkat on Thursday. In a...

Will Belgium Place Reasonable Conditions on Renewed Funds for UNRWA?

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The Brussels Times reports that Belgium has doubled its funds to help UNRWA meet its budgetary deficit http://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/12665/belgium-doubls-its-contribution-to-the-un-for-palestinian-refugees The question is whether Belgium will transfer funds to UNRWA with six reasonable conditions that reflect the principles...
View of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) building in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, July 26, 2018. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Defunded by US, an unreformed UNRWA finds European support

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During the recent 73rd session of the U.N. General Assembly, while much of the content focused on the words of speakers in the plenum, the real action took place on the sidelines. While Palestinian...