This week, the Israeli Knesset overwhelmingly adopted legislation barring Israeli cooperation with UNRWA, beginning in three months. AIPAC successfully lobbied Congress to ban U.S. funding for UNRWA earlier this year until March 2025.
UNRWA has proven to be a deeply problematic entity for years. It has directly and indirectly supported terrorism that has brought immeasurable suffering to both the Palestinian and Israeli people.
UNRWA is fatally flawed and beyond reform or repair. The United States must institute a plan that permanently ends American funding for UNRWA and urges our allies to do the same. Humanitarian aid to the Palestinians must be delivered through an alternative mechanism that promotes peaceful coexistence with Israel and is not indifferent to terror.
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