15 policy challenges for the new head of UNRWA

The appointment of Swiss diplomat Phillipe Lazzarini as the new head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency is a window of opportunity for donor nations, which oversee UNRWA policy, to demand a reform of...

Who pays for the ongoing decades-long UNRWA fiasco and why it matters: The latest...

UNRWA was created almost seventy years ago and has evolved into the UN's single largest arm, employing more than 30,000 staffers. Ninety-nine percent of that incomprehensible total (we explain why in a moment) is made up...

UNRWA Again: UN Employees Incite Hatred

I’ve written before about the United Nations agency dealing with Palestinian “refugees,” UNRWA– here, here, and here–but the subject must be revisited in light of new discoveries by the invaluable UN Watch. In a new...

The answer to the murder of Hallel Ariel murdered by an Arab in her...

News; “Palestinian Authority Hails Terrorist Who Butchered 13-Year-Old Israeli Girl…” http://www.algemeiner.com/2016/06/30/palestinian-health-ministry-issues-death-notice-for-terrorist-who-slaughtered-13-year-old-israeli-girl-blames-occupation-omits-stabbing-attack/ Amichai Ariel, Hallel’s father, has locker at the Alon Shvut pool near my locker. We often talk. Amichai’s father, may he rest in peace, wrote an lively...

Will Sweden, 4th largest UNRWA donor, ask UNRWA commissioner to address 15 Indiscretions?

The appearance of  Swiss diplomat  Phillpe Lazzarini as the new head of UNRWA provides a window of opportunity for UNRWA donor nations, which oversee UNRWA policy  to demand a reform of UNRWA , especially...

Activists and experts demand German transparency on UNRWA support

The Jerusalem-based Center for Near East Policy Research held a Zoom seminar this week in order to share research about the prevalence of anti-Israel hate education as an official part of the curriculum within...

UNRWA Audit Shocker: $105 Million SURPLUS!

The Report of the Board of Auditors to the President of the UN General Assembly dated July 24, 2019 disclosed an UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near...

CBN TV on the situation of UNRWA in the next US administration

Analysts Warn a Biden Admin Could Renew UNRWA Funding for Pro-Terrorism Palestinian Education https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCd-MJMlYoM

Legacy of German Chancellor Merkel: Engaging terror –related human rights groups

German foreign aid under the leadership of Chancellor Merkel was characterized by insufficient transparency. Germany allocates tax money to organizations which claim to provide humanitarian aid, promote peace and advance stability in regions of...

Geography and Politics: During the visit of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to an...

Overview 1.   On June 28, 2016, the UN secretary general went to the Gaza Strip for a visit lasting several hours. While there he was taken to a number of places, including UNRWA's al-Zeitun school...