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Israeli Knesset to vote on declaring UNRWA a terrorist organization
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https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-803734?
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The Knesset is set to hold a preliminary vote designating the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) as a terrorist organization, by which it will then sever all ties with the body that is the main relief service provider for 5.9 Palestinian refugees in the Middle East.
“The purpose of this bill is to declare UNRWA as a terrorist organization for all intents and purposes as well as order the termination of the relations [and the cooperation] of the State of Israel with the agency, either directly or indirectly,” Israel Beytenu MK Yulia Malinovksy wrote in the introduction to the bill, which she authored.
UNRWA provides services for Palestinians in Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan as well as for 1,476,706 refugees in Gaza and another 871,537 in the West Bank.
Malinovksy, whose party is in the opposition, wrote in her explanation of the bill that “at least 12 UNRWA employees were connected to the terrorist attack” on October 7 and “took part in acts of murder [and] kidnapping, including the abduction of bodies, and [gave] orders on behalf of the terrorist organization Hamas.
“To make matters worse, many countries, including the US, Germany, Canada, Australia, Italy, Great Britain, Finland and Romania have announced their decision to stop funding UNRWA,” she continued.
Those who supported UNRWA have stressed that it remains the best vehicle for the delivery of aid – such as food, education, and health services – to Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.
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