UNRWA

The essence of the Middle East conflict is the century-long struggle between Jews and Palestinian Arabs over one piece of land stretching between the Mediterranean and the River Jordan, which both parties regard as their historic...

As the Trudeau government continues to reverse foreign policy decisions of the Harper administration, questions are being raised whether that will include the resumption of funding for UNRWA, the UN agency that provides services...

UNRWA Founding The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East was established on December 8, 1949, by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 302 (IV), to ìcarry outÖdirect relief and works programmesÖî for...

The propensity for senior staff of UNRWA – which according to its mandate is a purely humanitarian and service-driven organization – to make inappropriate, inciteful and highly politicized statements has been documented by the Center...

UNRWA's Problematic Educational Role in the Middle East Conflict By Arnon Groiss UNRWA schools in Gaza - a greenhouse for Hamas and anti Israeli radicalism By: Jonathan Dahoah Halevi

Abstract The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) was established more than 60 years ago as a temporary initiative to address the needs of Palestinian refugees and...

UNRWA, founded as a humanitarian agency over half a century ago, has subordinated its role as a service provider to a political agenda. The only UN agency dedicated exclusively to one group of refugees, it operates...

In spite of UN assurances to the contrary, Jew hatred and incitement to violence continue to grace the social media threads of teachers employed by the international body, pro-Israel blogger Elder of Ziyon reported...

The so-called “right of return” for Palestinian Arab refugees and their descendents is not a new idea. Yet this claim — that the refugees have the right to return to villages they left in 1948...

Hamas, UNRWA meet over tragedy of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon BEIRUT, (PIC)-- A Hamas delegation met on Thursday UNRWA’s Director-General in Lebanon, Matthias Shamali, over the tragic situation of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. The Hamas delegation,...