Morning Wire Why It’s Time to Defund UNRWA | 1.12.25
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Jan 12, 2025 
Halal Neuer, the Executive Director of UN Watch, reveals shocking connections between UNRWA staff and terrorist organizations like Hamas. He emphasizes the need to dismantle UNRWA, citing its role in fostering violence and dependency rather than true support for Palestinians. The conversation explores recent shifts in international funding, accountability failures, and the detrimental narrative of victimhood propagated by UNRWA. Neuer calls for a critical reevaluation of continued financial support for the agency.
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UNRWA Employees Involved in Massacre
- UN Watch discovered UNRWA employees, including social workers and principals, participated in the October 7th massacre.
- This prompted a deeper investigation into the organization.
UNRWA Education Leader Tied to Hamas
- Fatih al-Sharif, a head of UNRWA's education system in Lebanon, was found inciting Hamas terrorism and posing with jihadi leaders.
- UNRWA suspended him briefly, but their staff went on strike to support him, revealing deeper ties to Hamas.
US Funding and UNRWA's Response
- The US government, under the Biden administration, gave over a billion dollars to UNRWA despite their ties to Hamas.
- UNRWA's responses to these accusations have been dismissive, claiming ignorance and blaming a few bad apples.