Suspending Funding to UNRWA Will Only Make Things Worse
Why the US and other donors need to restore aid
The accusations that 12 UNRWA staff members participated in the October 7 terrorist attacks are serious and credible. The New York Times obtained a dossier containing evidence purported by the government of Israel to show that several UNRWA staff were directly involved in the October 7 attacks. The alleged conduct is grotesque.
The dossier said that Israeli intelligence officers had established the movements of six of the men inside Israel on Oct. 7 based on their phones; others had been monitored while making phone calls inside Gaza during which, the Israelis say, they discussed their involvement in the Hamas attack.
Three others got text messages ordering them to report to muster points on Oct. 7, and one was told to bring rocket-propelled grenades stored at his home, according to the dossier…
The most detailed accusations in the dossier concerned a school counselor fro…
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