Monthly Archives: November 2019
WATCH: UNRWA documentary exposes how UN agency contributes to cycle of violence
This week, the Center for Near East Policy Research presented its latest UNRWA documentary short film to members of the U.S. Congress. It exposed how UNRWA teaches Palestinian children that they will one day...
Israel’s Rights in the West Bank Under International Law
The issue of Israel’s rights in the West Bank under international law, as simple as it sounds, conceals a complex and extensive web of historic, legal, military and political issues that, for many years,...
Covering JFK’s Funeral for my school paper, at age 13.5
When you undergo a traumatic experience, especially at a young age, you remember details of that experience for the rest of your life.
And so it was for so many on the day of the...
Summary of the Most Recent Round of Escalation in the Gaza Strip
Before dawn on November 12, 2019, the IDF carried out the targeted killing of Bahaa Abu alAtta, commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad's (PIJ) north Gaza Strip brigade. In the meantime an attack was...
Witness to UNRWA mandate renewal
While most people critical of UNRWA policies devoted time and energy to oppose the renewal of the UNRWA mandate this past week, the Center for Near East Policy Research worked on the assumption that...
New US Ambassador to the UN Leaves UN Speechless After Calling Out Anti-Israel Agenda
US President Donald Trump's new UN ambassador highlighted the systematic antisemitism and anti-Israel bias that emanates from the United Nations during her opening remarks to the Security Council.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPjp6ZpMM4k
The Latest Round of Escalation in the Gaza Strip: What Next? (Initial Assessment)
How is the most recent round of escalation different from the previous ones?
The most recent round of escalation is the eighth significant round1 since the return marches began on March 30, 2018 (see the...
The US Takes a Stand Against UNRWA
Cherith Norman Chalet
Acting U.S. Deputy Rtiepresentative to the United Nations
U.S. Mission to the United Nations
New York, New York
November 15, 2019
AS DELIVERED
The United States continues to oppose the annual submission of more than a dozen...
“Palestine Chronicle” tries to refute Bedein that PLO does not recognize Israel
David Bedein
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There is only One Legitimate Alternative to UNRWA; the Palestinian Right of Return
Since allegations about the misconduct and corruption of some staff members at the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine...