Never Again? Hold Germany Accountable

​David Bedein Director Israel Resource News Agency​  at The Nahum Bedein Center for Near East Policy Research www.israelbehindthenews.com Thanks to the US freeze on American funds to UNRWA*, Germany, which presents itself as a democratic power, is now the...

UNRWA: A neutral agency or a political tool to attack Israel? – opinion

Donors like the US who seek to provide humanitarian assistance to people in need, demand accountability and compliance with international humanitarian standards. On Monday, May 15, the United Nations (UN) will mark Israel’s 75th anniversary...

Financial Crisis In UNRWA – Why?

This week, UNRWA discerned that the US will not allow UNRWA to use $330 Million that the US has allocated to UNRWA this year. Suddenly, UNRWA did not have enough cash to pay its...

The City of Jerusalem in the Palestinian Authority Schoolbooks in UNRWA Use

Introduction This research discusses the image of the city of Jerusalem as revealed in the Palestinian Authority's schoolbooks currently used in UNRWA's schools in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem. Seventy textbooks...

Reissue of ​ ​worst text for UNRWA schools, despite calls for change

At a time when publicity of incitement in the the UNRWA schools continues, following official UNRWA incitement hearings in the US Congress, there is a new development at the Palestinian Authority Curriculum Center, which...

UNRWA Smoking Gun

In  36 years of news coverage of UNRWA, we have had a few  opportunities to produce a smoking gun from UNRWA. UNRWA just provided  a new smoking gun. UNRWA, which relies on the PA curriculum, this week...

Genesis of the Palestinian Authority

Genesis of the Palestinian Authority collects articles and policy papers by Bedein, director of The Center for Near East Policy Research and founder of the Israel Resource News Agency. The author has covered the Palestinian...

Berlin pumps cash into UNRWA despite teachers urging murder of Jews

The German government in March funneled €5 million ($5.27 million) into a school project in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, even as a report by Israeli NGOs shows Palestinian teaching materials “glorify terrorism, encourage martyrdom,...

How US Citizens can ​influence UNRWA​ policy

How US Citizens can  influence  UNRWA policy: Demand that  US Funds be delayed until UNRWA changes its school curriculum, in accordance with the US UNRWA accord  of 2021 58% of the $1.6 billion UNRWA budget allocated to UNRWA is earmarked...

Bursting bubbles

There is a popular computer game called “bubble shooters” in which the aim is to burst as many bubbles as possible and amass points. A definition of bursting bubbles is “shattering illusions and delusions.” Michael Kuttner These...