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UNRWA Set to Lose $65 Million, Documents Show (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the main aid agency in Gaza, is set to lose $65 million by the end of February as donors’ funding cuts begin to kick in, according to internal accounting documents reviewed by The New York Times.

At least 18 states or institutions, including many of the agency’s biggest funders, announced they were suspending their donations to the agency, known as UNRWA, after accusations emerged last month that several employees participated in the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7.

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[+] [email protected] -10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

They teach antisemitism and terrorism.

I've found this article that talks about it (among some other reasons), though I've also seen it on other sites.

A recent report by the watchdog group IMPACT-se highlighted that UNRWA's educational materials, based on the Palestinian Authority (PA) curriculum, contain antisemitic content and celebrate violence and martyrdom-jihadist culture.

UNRWA has a significant position in educating almost 545,000 Palestinian children across the Middle East.

The IMPACT-se report examined educational materials used in UNRWA schools, particularly in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem, where the PA curriculum is adopted.

The PA curriculum, which has been under scrutiny since its 2016 revision, is found to contain – like it did before its revision – antisemitic content and the promotion of violence, jihad, and ‘martyrdom’ culture, while omitting teachings of peace and coexistence. UNRWA, while not producing its own curriculum, supplements the host country’s curriculum with additional materials. Despite pledges to counter-act calls for violence by UNRWA, the report found a disturbing failure to do so.

More than 80 UNRWA teachers and staff across more than 30 schools have been caught distributing hateful content in their textbooks.

According to UN Watch: “Teachers and schools at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which runs education and social services for Palestinians, regularly call to murder Jews, and create teaching materials that glorify terrorism, encourage martyrdom, demonize Israelis and incite antisemitism.”

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I won't engage with you any further, but I'm curious how you expect Gazans to sing peace's praises when Israel on the other side of the border keeps electing PMs who campaign on denying Palestinians their right to self-determination (and food. And water. And housing. And existence in general).

[–] [email protected] -4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

but I'm curious how you expect Gazans to sing peace's praises

I don't, I only answered your question ("How is UNRWA perpetuating anything?"). Most of which was quoted from an article I linked.

I'm not the original poster you originally replied to. I actually agree with what you say about Israel perpetuating the conflict too, probably more. But UNRWA is undeniably doing its part too.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

But UNRWA is undeniably doing its part too.

Not really. That's Gazans being rightfully mad at Israel. I mean there's not much you can do to make Gazans pretend to be peace-loving hippies inside classrooms. Like imagine going "we should strive for peace, violence is bad" to people who had their homes destroyed and families murdered by Israel. Idk about you but even if I bought the peace stuff (not happening with the current Israeli political landscape and it's not getting better) I wouldn't have the heart to preach that stuff in front of kids the IDF orphaned.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

You should really look into impact, they are a heavily biased organization and started by an extremely pro Israel person.

They do have facts, but they hide and disguise when they don’t