Has is designated as a terrorist organization by the UN. Remember this?
An independent review finds no evidence for Israel’s claims about UNRWA and Hamas
An independent review now says Israel has not provided evidence to support its accusation that a significant number of employees of a U.N. relief agency in the Gaza strip are members of Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that attacked Israel last October. That accusation led to a loss of vital international funding for UNRWA, officially named the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, at a time when Gaza is on the brink of famine. NPR international affairs correspondent Jackie Northam has been following the details of this story and joins us now. Hi, Jackie.
We’ve read a lot of that from all sorts of media outlets. How’s that working out?
UN fires additional staffers after probe finds potential involvement in Oct. 7 attack on Israel
The United Nations said Monday it has fired additional staff members from its agency for Palestinian refugees after an internal investigation found they may have been involved in the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack against Israel.
The U.N. secretary-general’s office announced the move in a brief statement to journalists. Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for the secretary-general, did not elaborate on the UNRWA staffers’ likely role in the attack or on the evidence that prompted its decision.
UNRWA previously fired 12 staffers and put seven staffers on administrative leave without pay over the claims. The group of nine staffers the U.N. announced it had fired Monday includes some from each group, said Juliette Touma, communications director for UNRWA.
The U.N. did not clarify how many have now been fired from the agency in total.
Hmm, it’s almost like a whole bunch of United Nations employees were, in fact, working directly with a UN designated terrorist organization. How many more haven’t been caught yet? It’s not like the UN isn’t full of Israel/Jew haters.
Anyhow, what’s going on with Iran’s retaliation?
IDF presents preemptive strike plan on Iran, Hezbollah to senior leaders – report
Amid escalating tensions, senior IDF officers have proposed to the Defense Minister and the Prime Minister to preempt Hezbollah and strike Lebanon. “The chances of escalation on the northern front are increasing. It would be prudent to lead the initiative,” according to a Channel 13 report.
In light of the tense anticipation of Iran and Hezbollah’s response following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, and Fuad Shukr in Lebanon, senior IDF officers have suggested to Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to wait for an attack from Hezbollah but to initiate another preemptive Israeli strike, as reported on Channel 13 on Monday evening.
We’ll see if Israel launches an attack, or Iran does.
That is a surprise. I didn’t think the UN fired anyone for corruption or connection to terrorist organizations. They must have been fired for getting caught.
They all have jobs waiting at the Kamala campaign.