Posted on 05/30/2016 12:53:49 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
UNRWA spokesman Chris Gunness made sure to release this announcement at the end of last week: "Several media outlets have reported that UNRWA intends to close its headquarters in Gaza. These reports are false. UNRWA HQ Gaza is not closing. The Agency affirms categorically that there are no plans to do so and staff are not being let go."
Puzzlingly, the panicky announcement seemed to have been circulated even more widely than the alleged reports of the UNRWA closure. In any event, Gunness took the opportunity to state that "UNRWA is fully committed to maintaining its presence in the Gaza Strip, which … is vital to serving and protecting the Palestine refugees, who make up two thirds of the population of Gaza."
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In fact, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution in 1985 rejecting all efforts to require UNRWA to help Arab refugees engage in steps towards resettlement and rehabilitation.
In this connection, the late Joan Peters, author of "From Time Immemorial," said in 2014 (quoted by researcher David Bedein):
"UNRWA has been perpetrating fraud against the Jewish nation and against the world since they became the only 'refugee' organ solely dedicated to one group of the world's refugees. The Arab refugees who really ran or were displaced during Israel's War of Independence, were a small group when compared to the world's hundreds of millions displaced during wars and strife. The Arabs were also a much smaller actual number than the Jewish Arab-born refugees forced to flee from Arab countries. But the Arabs were counted over and over, going back and forth from the refugee camps. As American congressmen have attested, fraud was committed constantly, aided by the almost totally-Arab staff in the UNRWA employ."
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(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
Apparently you assume everyone knows what a “UNRWA” is...Don’t bother. If it’s not important enough for you. I’m not interested
Thanks Eleutheria5.
From the Joan Peters quote:
UNRWA has been perpetrating fraud against the Jewish nation and against the world since they became the only ‘refugee’ organ solely dedicated to one group of the world’s refugees. The Arab refugees who really ran or were displaced during Israel’s War of Independence, were a small group...
If the article isn’t important enough to you to read, don’t be astonished that I didn’t spoon feed the description of a well-known organization to you. And no, I won’t tell you who Joan Peters is, either. Wikipedia is a useful tool for quick fill-ins. Please use it in future.
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As long as the US provides the largest share of the budget, and approves the policy of non-resettlement, nothing will change.
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