Israel’s Foreign Ministry cancels agreement with UNRWA


Sunday night, Israel’s Foreign Ministry notified the UN that it was canceling the agreement between the Jewish state and the United Nations Relief and Workers Agency (UNRWA) that was signed in 1967.

Last week, a law was passed by the Knesset severing all ties between Israel and UNRWA after employees of the agency were accused of participating in the Oct 7, 2023 attacks and the UN of failing to adequately address it.

According to the Jerusalem Post, the agreement previously allowed UNRWA to operate in Israel, the Gaza Strip, and the West Bank.

Foreign Minister Israel Katz announced, “UNRWA – the organization whose employees participated in the October 7 massacre and many of whose employees are Hamas operatives – is part of the problem in the Gaza Strip and not part of the solution. The UN was presented with innumerable evidence about Hamas operatives working at UNRWA and about the use of UNRWA facilities for terrorist purposes, and nothing was done about it. Moreover, UNRWA chose not to apply even the recommendations of the UN itself, written in the Colonna report.”

Katz continued, “Don’t believe those who tell you that there is no substitute for UNRWA. Already now the vast majority of humanitarian aid is delivered through other organizations, and only 13 percent of it is delivered through UNRWA. The State of Israel is bound by international law and will continue to allow the entry of humanitarian aid into the Strip Gaza in a way that will not harm the security of the citizens of Israel.”

Danny Dannon, Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, added, “Following the legislation on UNRWA, the State of Israel officially notified the President of the General Assembly of the termination of cooperation with the agency. Despite the overwhelming evidence we submitted to the UN that substantiated Hamas’ infiltration of UNRWA, the UN did nothing to rectify the situation. The State of Israel will continue to cooperate with humanitarian organizations but not with organizations that promote terrorism against us.”

“As I have emphasized several times, UNRWA is controlled by Hamas in Gaza. The State of Israel will continue to cooperate with humanitarian organizations but not with organizations that promote terrorism against the State of Israel.”

During its ground incursion into Gaza to eliminate Hamas and rescue the hostages taken during the Oct.7 attack, the Israel Defense Forces regularly found Hamas bases, rocket launchers, and tunnels in or under UNRWA facilities. Survivors and the families of the Oct 7 victims have sued the UNRWA for the agency’s involvement in the attack.

UN Watch previously revealed the agency’s staff had praised the October 7 atrocities during which Palestinians raped, tortured, and murdered over 1,200 civilians and kidnapped another 250. UNRWA staff has also been accused of holding Israel hostages.

UNRWA staff also had leadership roles in the Hamas terrorist organization such as Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin who was a a Hamas commander in Lebanon and a UNRWA employee.

This Story originally came from humanevents.com

 


 

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At a recent pre-election speaking and podcast event, comedian and Libertarian political commentator Dave Smith expressed his view that it is very realistic that the next President Donald Trump could successfully negotiate an end to the Ukraine war

Smith’s view is optimistic, as he articulated that he believes Trump’s expressed desire to end wars in Ukraine and Gaza is genuine. But Smith also laid out that much depends on who Trump puts around him in top national security positions. Below is the hard-hitting segment featuring the prominent commentator addressing the question: will Trump be able to end the war in Ukraine?

Below are Dave Smith’s words from the segment on Trump and Ukraine below [emphasis ZH]…

“Why the hell are we even expanding our military alliance to Ukraine? And listen, Donald Trump always says that the war ‘never would have happened if I was president, and I would negotiate an end to this.’

And I gotta say I think he’s right about that. I don’t think the war would have happened if he was president – I think he will negotiate an end to it.

I don’t think he’s right that Hamas wouldn’t have attacked Israel if he was president – that seems kind of ridiculous to me. But he’s right: the Ukraine war could be over tomorrow if American wanted to negotiated a peace to it.

Vladimir Putin has been trying to the entire time… 

Well the question becomes who does Donald Trump put around him? If Donald Trump puts Mike Pompeo, aka Liz Cheney’s pick for Defense Secretary… if he puts John Bolton, aka Hillary Clinton’s pick for national security adviser – then maybe not, maybe it doesn’t happen.

But if he listens to Tucker Carlson, and ‘Bobby’ Kennedy, and Vivek Ramaswamy, and all the smart people around him – then yes, he could negotiate an end to that war.”

Image source: Reason

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Indeed, the question ultimately becomes: will Trump really keep the ‘swamp’ out of his administration this time around? We hope so.

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