Monthly Archives: August 2021

UNRWA urges Hamas to respect ‘inviolability’ of its facilities in Gaza

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has called on the Islamic Hamas Movement to retain from the action of violating its facilities in the Gaza Strip. In...

Whistling in the wind

Trying unsuccessfully to change something which cannot be changed is the simple meaning of “whistling in the wind." This definition perfectly encapsulates most of the challenges we are facing at the present time. Whether it is...

The UNRWA Child Soldier (Hebrew Version)

In August, 2021, The Bedein Center for Near East Policy Research dispatched a TV crew to Gaza to cover military summer camps for UNRWA students, age 10-17. https://vimeo.com/258165717

Will UNRWA uphold its new policy against incitement?

ON JULY 14, Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of UNRWA, signed a new memorandum of understanding with the government of the US. The revolutionary aspect of this document was that this was the first time that a...

Israel to UN: Probe Hamas terror tunnels under Gaza schools

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan on Tuesday demanded an immediate UN investigation into reports that the Hamas terror group prevented inspections of a recently uncovered attack tunnel under schools in the...

Dr. Groiss responds to Haaretz

Dr. Assaf David, head of the Israeli Forum for Regional Thinking, has published an article in Haaretz, Aug 10, 2021, in which he reviews the recent report by the German Georg Eckert Institute (GEI)...

Eyes Wide Shut: AB 101 Bill Poses Danger for California Students

“High school students want to see themselves reflected in history,” said Assemblymember Jose Medina, as he introduced his signature ethnic studies graduation requirement bill, AB 101, to colleagues on the Assembly floor.

UNRWA’s Anti-Semitic Teachers Exposed in 130-Page UN Watch Report

UNRWA's Anti-Semitic Teachers Exposed in 130-Page UN Watch Report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHy9olGcx_4&t=2s

Behind the scene with David Bedein – August 5, 2021

Behind the scene with David Bedein - August 5, 2021 https://israelbehindthenews.com/wp-content/uploads/videos/BehindTheScene-20210805-V2.mp4

‘UNRWA is missing the point entirely’

UN Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer responded to UNRWA’s statement in which it announced a probe into alleged anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias by its staffers which was exposed in a UN Watch report. “UNRWA’s reply...