United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)

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Workers of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) prepare medical aid for distribution to shelters, Deir al-Balah, November 4, 2023. (Photo: Suliman El-Fara/APA Images)

U.S. admits it hasn’t verified Israel’s UNRWA claims, media ignores it

By Mitchell Plitnick February 3, 2024 16

Secretary Blinken admits that the U.S. has been unable to investigate the “evidence” presented by Israel claiming 13 of UNRWA’s 13,000 Gaza employees participated in October 7. Biden took Israel’s word for it anyway.

Palestinians wait in line to receive water provided by UNRWA via mobile depots, Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, January 30, 2024. (Photo: Omar Ashtawy/ APA Images)

Why the U.S. must restore funding to UNRWA

By Jehad Abusalim February 1, 2024 9

The attack on UNRWA by Israel and its Western allies is an assault on the credibility of international legal and humanitarian bodies. Cutting UNRWA’s funding deepens the Biden administration’s complicity in the Gaza genocide.