How, and Why, the U.S. Should Put UNRWA Out of Business
Only threats can get the United Nations to replace this fatally corrupt institution.
January 21, 2025
How, and Why, the U.S. Should Put UNRWA Out of Business
Only threats can get the United Nations to replace this fatally corrupt institution.
In his inauguration speech, Donald Trump put forth ambitious goals for his first days in office. An additional item that should be on the agenda of his administration, and also that of the 119th Congress, should be defunding, and ideally dismantling, UNRWA. The UN Relief and Works Organization for Palestine Refugees—to give its full name—is deeply enmeshed with Hamas in Gaza, has inculcated generations of young Palestinians with anti-Semitism, and exists primarily to perpetuate the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Robert Satloff explains what must be done.
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