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- 6 European countries join forces to do business with Iran (and throw Israel under the bus)
- "President Joe Biden's Iran policy was conceived and is being implemented by the same people who negotiated the JCPOA under Obama, who argued in favor of empowering Iran"
- "Israel-US dialogue is necessary about Iran’s nuclear program, since a good agreement with Iran is a clear Israeli interest. But Israel must be prepared with a military option against Iran, as a last resort"
- "Military, defense minister believe a credible threat of an Israeli attack on Tehran’s nuclear facilities is only way US will be able to negotiate better deal with Islamic Republic"
- EVENT Israel Bonds Chicago with The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem
- Heard in Jerusalem: "Hasbara" has become something resembling a dirty word
- "Those experiences gave Thomas the fortitude to do something truly courageous: risk her friendships, face her misconceptions, and change her mind"
- EVENT 2nd Annual Kosher Chicago BBQ Festival Competition to benefit Maot Chitim
Tag Archives: United Nations Refugee and Works Agency
Trump to UNHRC and UNRWA: “You’re fired”
FDD UN ‘Not Living up to Potential’: Trump Signs Executive Order Withdrawing From UN Human Rights Council and Defunding UNRWA February 4, 2025 President Donald Trump signed an executive order on February 4 that withdraws the United States from the UN … Continue reading
Bucking global pressure, Knesset overwhelmingly backs legislation against UNRWA over staffers’ terror links
TIMES OF ISRAEL Knesset approves laws barring UNRWA from Israel, limiting it in Gaza and West Bank Sam Sokol and Jacob Magid October 29, 2024 Despite widespread international opposition, lawmakers voted overwhelming on Monday evening to approve two bills essentially barring … Continue reading
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Tagged Knesset, United Nations, United Nations Refugee and Works Agency, UNRWA
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“UNRWA has been under fire for incitement in teaching material at its schools and in employee social media posts”
JERUSALEM POST UNRWA to probe 10 staff members for anti-Israel hate speech by Tovah Lazaroff August 6, 2021 The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) pledged to investigate 10 of its staff members for anti-Israel hate … Continue reading
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Tagged UN Watch, United Nations Refugee and Works Agency, UNRWA
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Corrupt and mismanaged UNRWA–the only UN agency that exists solely to manage one group of “refugees”–has been renewed
REUTERS In face of U.S. opposition, U.N. renews agency helping Palestinian refugees Michelle Nichols December 13, 2019 The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly renewed the mandate for a U.N. agency supporting Palestinian refugees for another three years amid … Continue reading
Congressional effort to monitor UNRWA textbooks that “demonize Israel, encourage war, and teach children that Palestinian statehood can be achieved through violence”
ALGEMEINER Bipartisan Bill to Counter Palestinian Textbooks That ‘Demonize Israel’ Introduced in Congress by Shiri Moshe June 12, 2018 Members of Congress have brought forward a bipartisan bill to review textbooks and other materials used in Palestinian schools that have been … Continue reading
“The Arab League’s April 10, 1948 decision to invade Israel and “save Palestine,” marked a watershed event, for it changed the rules of the conflict”
MYTHS AND FACTS Nakba: The Arab Self-Inflicted Catastrophe by Eli Hertz May 15, 2018 …It was a conflict between two national or ethnic groups. Palestinian Arabs represented one side in the conflict – the side responsible for starting the war. … Continue reading
#Palestinians say no to proposed textbook changes by UN agency–apparently it’s unacceptable to teach with accurate maps, a ‘balanced representation of Jerusalem,’ removal of incitement
TIMES OF ISRAEL PA suspends ties with UNRWA over planned curriculum reform by Dov Lieber April 13, 2017 The Palestinian Authority Education Ministry on Thursday announced it was suspending ties with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) over … Continue reading
Israeli Paper Responds to UNRWA’s Shocking Boycott Call
JEWISH PRESS by Lori Lowenthal Marcus December 7, 2014 Last week Chris Gunness, a spokesperson for the United Nations Refugee and Works Agency, had a lengthy temper tantrum on twitter. The object of that tantrum, the Jerusalem Post‘s editor-in-chief, Steve Linde, … Continue reading
Senators Kirk & Rubio: U.S. Support to Gaza Cannot Come at Israel’s Expense
SENATOR MARK KIRK Press Release October 22, 2014 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) today expressed concern over Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent announcement to send more than $150 million of assistance to the … Continue reading
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