US cut in support for UNRWA “would signal intent to nullify right of return”

http://www.middleeastmonitor.org.uk/news/middle-east/3808-us-cut-in-support-for-unrwa-qwould-signal-intent-to-nullify-right-of-returnq The Head of the Office for Refugees' Affairs in Gaza, Dr. Essam Odwan, has called upon the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, to submit a draft resolution demanding...

BLUNDER DOWN UNDER: WHY DID AUSTRALIA UP ITS DONATION UNRWA BY 450%?

The May 28th 2012decision of the Australian government to increase its allocation to the United Nations Relief and Works agency, UNRWA, the agency that serves Palestinian Refugees and their descendants - by 450% -...

Half the Story: Analysis of Amnesty’s 2012 World Report

JERUSALEM - In response to Amnesty International's 2012 World Report, NGO Monitor today released the following statement: · As in many previous reports, Amnesty continues to level unsupported allegations of violations of international law against...

Is the U.N. making the Palestinian ‘refugee’ problem worse?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/post/is-the-un-making-the-palestinian-refugee-problem-worse/2012/05/23/gJQAxW0BkU_blog.html Until recently, few Americans ever heard of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). But then Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) got interested in what the agency, supposedly neutral in the...

‘Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace’ J Street backs congressmen who do not support Israel

http://freebeacon.com/the-anti-israel-lobby/ The self-described “pro-Israel, pro-peace” liberal advocacy group J Street is soliciting funds for congressional candidates who are openly hostile to Israel while simultaneously targeting for defeat explicitly pro-Israel lawmakers who do not agree with...

UNRWA Status Update on Capitol Hill

http://schanzer.pundicity.com/11725/status-update A war is brewing on Capitol Hill. And while wars tend to create refugees, this one may result in fewer of them. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) is trying to get a handle on the real...

How Much Is Mahmoud Abbas Worth?

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3066/how-much-is-mahmoud-abbas-worth#.T7ecT7HG9kk.facebook Palestinian leaders in Ramallah, including President Mahmoud Abbas, are deeply concerned that Rashid's revelations could expose their role in the embezzlement of public funds. They are also concerned that Rashid's revelations could prompt some...

The Main Goal of the Palestinian Government

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3061/goal-of-palestinian-government The Palestinian government is in fact lying when it talks about a financial crisis; its main goal is to get Western and Arab donors to channel more funds to Ramallah. "Corruption in the Palestinian...

EU Documents Repeat False NGO Claims and Increase Tension

Leaked documents on Arab-Israeli conflict promote misinformation from NGO grantees Background Since 2010, six documents from the offices of EU representatives in Israel and the Palestinian Authority - dealing with the central, complex, and sensitive issues...

Khaled Abu Toameh: How Journalists Allowed the Palestinian Authority to Fool Them

http://www.winnipegjewishreview.com/article_detail.cfm?id=2497&sec=2&title=Khaled_Abu_Toameh:_How_Journalists_Allowed_the_Palestinian_Authority_to_Fool_Them The Palestinian Authority has been boasting over the past four years of its success in restoring law and order to the West Bank city of Jenin. Journalists from all around the world were invited to...