What to know about UNRWA, the U.N. organization banned by Israel
A pair of laws passed by the Israeli Knesset this week, however, could imperil the ability of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees to work in Gaza.
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On the banning of UNRWA
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) was created shortly after the Nakba in 1948 to ...
What is UNRWA, the UN Palestinian refugee agency?
Here are some facts about UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East: WHAT ...
Opinion
FIRST READING: As Israel declares UNRWA a terror front, Canada doubles down again
As Israel cuts all ties with UNRWA amid charges that it is irreparably tied up with terrorism, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has doubled down on her support for the agency, which Canada ...
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Israel’s Relations With the UN Hit a New Low With UNRWA Ban
Israel’s relationship with the United Nations has historically been strained, but over the past year, tensions have reached ...
Israel's ban on UNRWA continues a pattern of politicising Palestinian refugee aid – and puts millions of lives at risk
Refugee and humanitarian aid is meant to be neutral. But funding is often used as a foreign policy tool. Israel's banning of ...
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Israel’s UNRWA Ban Puts the U.S. and Palestinians in a Bind
With a consequential presidential election in days, President Joe Biden faces a difficult task after pigeonholing his ...
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In the progressive sacrament, Gaza has no ‘agency’ but UNRWA
A key corollary to ignoring the actions of the oppressed is basing policy on abstract utopian notions, such as restorative justice, regardless of their effect.
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Israel is right about UNRWA
The Israeli parliament resumed its work on Monday after a long recess, and one of the first items on the agenda was voting on ...
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Israel’s relations with the UN hit a new low with Unrwa ban
The UN announced it had dismissed the surviving staff named in the dossier – but the accusations led several countries to suspend their Unrwa funding. Unrwa’s commissioner-general, Philippe ...
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Israel’s outlawing of UNRWA will make life ‘unbearable’ for Palestinians
Former US President Donald Trump went so far as to suspend his country’s support for UNRWA in 2018, triggering a funding crisis. Palestinian refugees saw Trump’s move as an attack on their ...