Briefing on UNRWA’s Contributions and Controversies. Jan 18 @1:00
The US government announced on Tuesday that it was withholding $65m out of a $125m aid package earmarked for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA).
In a letter, the department said that additional US donations would be contingent on major changes by UNRWA. The United States is the largest donor to the agency, with a pledge of nearly $370 million as of 2016, according to UNRWA’s website.
For years, UNRWA has been a target for criticism in light of Hamas’s activity in its educational institutions and the use of its facilities by Palestinian Arab terrorist organizations in Gaza.
Each of the speakers will speak separately. Speakers are:
Christopher Robert Paul Gunness (joining via Skype) is the chief spokesperson for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
Dr. Einat Wilf is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Independence
MK Sharren Haskel (TBC), is a Likud member of the Knesset. She chairs the Knesset Lobby for Reform with UNRWA.
