Israel Votes To Label UNRWA As Terrorist Organization

I wonder if Reuters will say why

Israeli parliament votes to label UN relief agency a terror organisation

The Israeli parliament gave preliminary approval on Monday to a bill that declares the main United Nations relief organization for Palestinians a terrorist organisation and proposes to sever relations with the body.

The vote against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) is the latest step in a Israeli push against the agency, which Israeli leaders have accused of collaborating with the Islamist movement Hamas in Gaza.

The bill was approved in a first reading and will be returned to the foreign affairs and defence committee for further deliberation, the Knesset information service said.

The bill’s sponsor, Yulia Malinovsky, was quoted as describing UNRWA as a “fifth column within Israel”.

UNRWA provides education, health and aid to millions of Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. It has long had tense relations with Israel but relations have deteriorated sharply since the start of the war in Gaza and Israel has called repeatedly for UNRWA to be disbanded.

UNRWA has been seen hanging out with Hamas members, providing them aid and support

Israel has said hundreds of UNRWA staff are members of terrorist groups, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad, but has yet to provide evidence to a U.N.-appointed review.

Well, let’s see: the Israeli air force struck a Hamas command center which was under a UNRWA complex. UNRWA helps Hamas govern Gaza, and works to teach Hamas’ radical Islamic view in their schools. They allowed Hamas to skim $1 billion in aid. There are around 108 employees who work with/are members of Hamas. One report says it’s more like 1,200, and at least 12 participated in the October 7th attacks. There’s plenty more. UNRWA doesn’t even designate Hamas a terrorist group, even though the United Nations does. It’s totally unsurprising that the Israel hating media finds no evidence.

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