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Monthly Archives: May 2006
U.S. Congressman: UNRWA amendment planned
A U.S. congressman plans to introduce an amendment that would condition U.S. funding of UNRWA on an independent audit.
Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), a member of the U.S. House of Representatives' foreign operations subcommittee, wants...
Change Perceived in Canadian UNRWA policy
David Bedein has visited Canada many times and delivered his appraisal on UNRWA, the UN's agency responsible for Palestinian refugees, on more than a few occasions.
Last week, for the first time, Bedein, bureau chief...
“Embassy”, Canada’s foreign policy weekly in Ottawa: Two Letters Related to the “Right of...
In response to the article written by Sarah McGregor, Senior Staff Writer, "Embassy", Canada's foreign policy weekly in Ottawa, and posted at: /bin/content.cgi?ID=2492&q=1 , the "Embassy" ran two letters in its May 24th issue:
"Musing...
US Security Think Tank: Reject Olmert’s Unilateral Retreat Policy
A U.S. security think-tank has urged President George Bush to reject an Israeli government plan for a unilateral withdrawal from 90 percent of the West Bank.
The report by the Washington-based Center for Security Policy,...
Status Report – Nine Months after the “Disengagement”
Nine months have passed since the terrible crisis befell us and we struggle to understand that we, who built homes, hothouses and public buildings, have to start afresh. It is a painful process, difficult...
Peres: Withdrawal in the West Bank during the coming year
The Deputy Prime Minister believes that the consolidation in the West Bank will take place within the year if there is no change on the Palestinian side. The Israeli goal: "to get rid of...
Canadian Prime Minister’s Parliamentary Secretary Hosts David Bedein in Ottawa With a Message: Canada...
David Bedein suggests Canada play a "heroic" role in turning Palestinian refugee camps into permanent communities, an idea critics says is too simplistic and does not address the refugees's right to return. Plan Would...
The Sacredness of the Right of Return
The participants in the activities to commemorate the Nakba in Ramallah demanded on Saturday the reactivation of the PLO Department of Refugee Affairs to preserve the rights of the refugees, the unity of the...
The UNRWA Connection to the UNION OF GOOD Charitable Collection Umbrella
On March 21st, 2006, the official Palestinian publication, Al Hayat Al Jedida reported that the PA Minister of Public Works, Ziad Al Zadda, acts as the deputy to the chief engineer of UNRWA in...
The Palestinian Authority: Facing Genuine Financial Crisis or Not?
Children are begging on the streets. The medical system is on the verge of collapse. The Palestinian Authority appears to be facing a humanitarian crisis of major dimensions - presumably because donors have decided...
