The AIJAC voiced its “grave disappointment” at the decision.
The Canadian FM is on a diplomatic tour in the Middle East, including visits to Israel, the West Bank, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.
William Deere, director of UNRWA's Washington Representative Office, told Reuters that US support accounts for one-third of UNRWA's budget.
As of Monday, since the beginning of the war, 16,405 trucks of humanitarian aid were inspected and transferred to the Gaza Strip.
The sources also said that UNRWA could be replaced with the World Food Program.
THE IMPLICATIONS of supporting orgs with links to terrorism are profound. Not only does it fuel the cycle of violence, but it also complicates diplomatic relations and undermines US foreign policies.
While UNRWA USA is an independent nonprofit, the suit said the organization's stated mission is to support UNRWA, and the charity has called the UN agency's workers "colleagues."
The UN Palestinian refugee agency has been criticized for its link to terror on October 7, resulting in donor countries pulling funding - but donations may soon resume, organization head claims.
The document said several UNRWA Palestinian staffers had been detained by the Israeli army, and experienced severe physical beatings, waterboarding, and threats of harm to family members.
The Red Cross has been heavily scrutinized for failing to visit Israeli hostages and not reporting that the hostages had been taken to Shifa Hospital.
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