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Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, formally objected to the nomination of Samantha Power as director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). He cited her failure to respond...

The Biden administration this month announced that it will resume U.S. funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)—a UN welfare agency ostensibly meant to assist Palestinian refugees that has faced multiple corruption...

On April 7, 2021, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the Biden Administration’s plan to resume various forms of aid to the Palestinians that had been discontinued under the Trump Administration. Separately in March,...

The United Nations’ Palestinian refugee agency is promoting violence against Israel and using educational materials that call for the Jewish state’s destruction, according to video evidence and copies of lesson plans being taught to...

The Biden administration's recent decision to provide $150 million in funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency repeatedly cites concerns with how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting Palestinians. The message is clear: The best...

In just a few months, the Biden administration has rushed to undo many of President Trump’s policies in the Middle East and across the world. Since Biden took office, his administration has rejoined the China-dominated...

1.Advcate Policy change as condition for aid to UNRWA. https://israelbehindthenews.com/2018/02/06/david-bedein-leading-fight-unrwa-reform-initiative/ Do not waste time with calls to replace UNRWA.UN will not allow that to occur. Responsible for UNRWA  policies: donor nations.UNRWA donors need feedback. https://israelbehindthenews.com/2019/12/03/model-letter-to-send-to-ambassadors-from-unrwa-donor-nations/ Those who make...

A bipartisan group of House legislators reintroduced a bill on Monday calling for a State Department assessment of lesson plans created by the Palestinian Authority and United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The...

A decades-long critic of the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency has hired his first lobbying firm to try to put the brakes on the Joe Biden administration’s stated intention to restore funding for the beleaguered organization. David Bedein of...

US now considers renewed unconditional aid to the PA and UNRWA. The PA has strengthened formal legislation to grant automatic salaries for life for anyone who murders a Jew- for the murderer and for the...