Monthly Archives: December 2014
Legislators who Fund UNRWA Confronted with Reality of… UNRWA Education for War
11 December 2014
To: Ms. Imogen Atkinson
Office of David Burrowes MP, Member of Parliament for Enfield Southgate
From: David Bedein, Director, Israel Resource News Agency & Center for Near East Policy Research
Thank you for your kind...
“Perpetuating Statelessness” – UNRWA its activities and funding
Eve Swabe, Tony Etherton, Tanya Warburg and Helene Briskman of the B’nai B’rith London Bureau of International Affairs recently attended an event at Portcullis House, organised by the Henry Jackson Society in conjunction with...
Palestinian Activist Bassem Eid Calls for UNRWA Reform
VOI's Arab Affairs correspondent and founder of the Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group, Bassem Eid, explains his plan to to reform UNRWA.
http://www.voiceofisrael.com/palestinian-activist-calls-bassem-eid-calls-unrwa-reform/
A Palestinian Refugee Explains Why He Doesn’t Want UNRWA’s Help Ever
In a candid interview with Arab Affairs correspondent Bassem Eid, VOI's Molly Livingstone gets to the personal issue of why a Palestinian refugee doesn't believe that UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) truly...
WOW! LOOK AT THE UN TRY TO WHITEWASH CHRIS GUNNESS’ TWEETS!
As I mentioned last week, UNRWA’s Chris Gunness had a Twitter meltdown over a reasoned, thoughtful op-ed piece by Bassam Eid in the Jerusalem Post, going on full attack mode by trying to smer...
Another Chris Gunness UNRWA talking point exploded
One of the criticisms of UNRWA is that it, uniquely among refugee agencies, confers refugee status on all descendants of refugees through the male line forever.
UNRWA has answered this by saying that the UNHCR...
Jewish Refugees, UNRWA. and Israel: Setting the Record Straight
On today’s show, VOI’s Melanie Phillips investigates claims that the UN Relief and Works Agency incites Arab hatred and violence against Israel. She talks to critics Bassam Eid, Arnon Groiss and David Bedein as...
As I See It: The ‘humanitarian’ weapon of war
In Britain’s House of Commons a week ago, a meeting I attended heard a shocking bill of indictment against UNRWA, the UN Relief and Works Agency.
UNRWA was set up in 1950, two years after...
Fisking an UNRWA hack on Twitter in real time
n 2012, Jennifer Rubin reported in WaPo:
Early last year set up a D.C. “liaison” office. With whom is it liaisoning? Mostly Congress, it turns out. U.S. law forbids the United Nations from lobbying...
Palestinian human rights activist implores Malala: No money to Hamas, UNRWA
Palestinian human rights activist Bassem Eid is asking Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai to keep her promise to share her award money with the children of the Gaza Strip but to prevent the...