Israel Out to Destroy UNRWA, Says Agency Chief - Global Research
Global ResearchFeb 29
Australia Resumes Funding For UNRWA
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The Facts
Australia announced on Friday that it will resume funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and provide additional support to Gaza.
The move comes after several countries paused funding for the agency in late January after Israel accused a dozen of its employees of playing a role in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack.
The Spin
Pro-Palestine narrative
Israel has, to date, failed to provide evidence of any UNWRA employees' involvement in the Oct. 7 attack. The agency provides humanitarian aid to millions in Gaza; it's not a terrorist organization. As famine is imminent in the Gaza Strip, it's essential that funding is resumed by everyone, including the US, so that collective punishment against Palestinians is stopped.
Pro-Israel narrative
The UNRWA has been complicit in Hamas' atrocious actions in Gaza, which is why resuming funding to the agency risks Australian taxpayer funds being used to support a terrorist organization. Funding shouldn't be restored until the investigation is completed, the UNRWA gets a clean chit, and its larger purpose is comprehensively reviewed.
