UNRWA Under Scrutiny – OpEd

At around the time the State of Israel came into being, something over half the non-Jewish population of what used to be called “Palestine”, some 750,000 people, left their homes – some on advice,...

Maryland Rabbis Won’t Take Van Hollen’s Contempt Lying Down

It’s possible that American Jewry is reaching the point at which its seemingly limitless patience reveals itself to be a finite resource. While the Jews of Berkeley were sitting-in and marching in protest of campus...

A dispassionate perspective on the renewal of US Aid to UNRWA

The US Government has announced the renewal of aid to UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which the UN created after as a "temporary" entity in the wake of the Israel War...

Hamas in Jerusalem

Israel has set the elimination of Hamas as a military threat and a political entity in the Gaza Strip as its primary objective in the current war. But vanquishing Hamas in Gaza is not...

Essential Facts About the Judicial Reform

What Are the Details of the Judicial Reform Bill? Reform on the Judges Selection Committee The Current Selection Process:  A group of nine individuals constitutes the Judges' Selection Committee. This includes the Chief Justice, two extra Supreme...

UNRWA chief vows to continue aid to Palestinians despite Israeli ban

The UN’s Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA will continue to provide aid to people in the Palestinian territories despite an Israeli ban due to be implemented by the end of January, its director says. “We will…...

‘UNRWA is Out’: Knesset Committee Moves to Curb UNRWA Activities in Israel

The Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee unanimously approved two legislative proposals on Sunday aimed at curbing the activities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East...

Escalation in the Gaza Strip – Operation Guardian of the Walls

Overview Operation Guardian of the Walls entered its tenth day. As of 07:00 in the morning on May 19, 2021, 3,750 rockets had been fired at Israel. About 550 of them fell inside the Gaza...
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini

UNRWA chief rejects calls to fire antisemitic staff

Israeli officials are up in arms over the UN agency for Palestinian refugees' refusal to take action against employees who incite violence and promote antisemitism online. A report by UN Watch, a Geneva-based nongovernmental organization...

(@ISRAELMFA) MFA SPOKESPERSON: THE HYPOCRISY OF @UNRWA COMMISSIONER GENERAL KNOWS NO LIMITS. #UNRWA IS...

MFA Spokesperson: The hypocrisy of @UNRWA Commissioner General knows no limits. #UNRWA is determined to demonstrate that it is part of the problem and not of the solution. https://twitter.com/PKraehenbuehl/status/998921965963497473