UNRWA’s Future Reconsidered

The British Government has given more than £300million to a UN aid programme whose schools teach six and seven years olds the words for ‘martyr’ and ‘attack’, while the textbooks it uses glorify jihad...

A Biden error on refugees

US President Joe Biden earned deserved modest praise for his visit to Israel and Saudi Arabia in mid-July, restoring confidence in core Middle East alliances. But the President made at least one major misstep:...

Refugee Definition Promotes Conflict

http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/06/01/refugee-definition-promotes-conflict-palestinians/ The Washington Free Beacon’s Adam Kredo has been doing yeoman’s work covering Senator Mark Kirk’s efforts to force the State Department to define Palestinian refugees in the same manner that the international community defines...

US holds back on Funds for UNRWA: Opportune time to hold UNRWA accountable

UNRWA has faced a difficult week. On September 9, UNRWA donor nations gathered for a conference in Amman to launch a new school year for half a million students who learn in UNRWA schools located...

Facebook Offers a Matching Grant to UNRWA. Why?

At a time when FACEBOOK founder Mark Zuckerberg conducts campaigns which stress “education for peace” around the world, it comes as a surprise that FACEBOOK would offer generous matching grants to UNRWA $100K match for...

As Netanyahu Attempts to Form Coalition, Israel Battles Biden Decision to Re-Fund UNRWA

For the fourth time in two years, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to form a majority, coalition government. But even if he succeeds, Netanyahu will face other challenges from outside, including President...

Ask Germany it will continue to fund  UNRWA war curriculum

On January 31, 2018, ​an associate of the Center fo​r Near East Policy Research chanded the war curriculum used in UNRWA schools to Chancellor Anglela Merkel​, after asking colleagues in the Bundestag to translate...

UNRWA Transparency Report

Over the past 8 months, UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which services five million people, has issued daily press releases where UNRWA tells the international media that UNRWA has hardly any...

A Message in Refugee Camp Unrest

Reuters has finally noticed what Israeli papers have been reporting for a while: West Bank refugee camps are seething. And unlike in the past, when most of the anger was aimed at Israel, “These...

U.N. Spokesperson says calling Oct 7th act of terror is “a question of opinion”

According to the office of the U.N. Secretary-General, defining the October 7th Hamas murder and mutilation of women, children and babies as terrorism is “a question of opinion.” Really, Antonio Guterres? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsIwI1OkOaY