Israel Out to Destroy UNRWA, Says Agency Chief - Global Research
Global ResearchFEB 2024
Australia Resumes Funding For UNRWA
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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.