UNRWA

Tackling terror indoctrination in Palestinian schools key to ending 'Pay-for-Slay,' panelists say

“Why are people terrorists?" Fleur Hassan-Nahoum asked. "Because they're indoctrinated."

Children return to school at an establishment run by United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus in the West Bank on August 29, 2018.
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand attends a conference with Israeli and Palestinian civil society groups to support a two-state solution, in Paris, France June 12, 2026.

Canada pledges $100m. for Palestinian aid amid UNRWA staff Hamas controversy

A PALESTINIAN man walks past the building of the UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City on January 8, 2018.

UNRWA fires 70 employees after Israeli accusations of Hamas affiliation

Palestinians carry the bodies of Imad Salim, also known as Abu Hassan, a senior commander in Hamas' armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, and others during their funeral procession in Gaza City on May 28, 2026.

Over 100 UNRWA staff referred to US State Department over Hamas ties, Oct. 7 massacre


Israel spotlights UN bias ahead of 2026 vote, but change rests with donors - analysis

There is a sprawling, well-funded, bureaucratic international ecosystem that has spent years normalizing a singular narrative about the Jewish state. It’s called the United Nations.

The United Nations flag over the Jerusalem offices of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees.

Germany sees reality: Why a Palestinian state is no longer realistic - opinion

After the October 7 massacre, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz now rejects the idea of a two-state solution.

 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during an industrial sector association BDI event in Berlin, Germany, June 23, 2025.

Dr. Einat Wilf: 'We lied to ourselves about the Palestinians'

Wilf says her focus is to confront the “right of return” and UNRWA’s role in perpetuating conflict, arguing that state services should prioritize those who serve the state.

 Einat Wilf.

UN General Assembly adopts resolution demanding Israel cooperate with UNRWA

A vote of 139 member nations passed the resolution. Only 12 countries voted against the resolution, and 19 others abstained.

Members of the United Nations Security Council vote on a resolution by Russia and China to delay by six months the reimposition of sanctions on Iran during the 80th UN General Assembly in New York City, US, September 26, 2025

Israel Police raid UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem, raise Israeli flag over compound

The raid was carried out because of several years of unpaid property taxes and to collect intelligence on who was operating the compound.

Israel Police forces seen outside the UNRWA center in Jerusalem, as part of a raid on the center, December 8, 2025

UNGA votes to extend UNRWA's mandate by three years

UNRWA's Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said he "saluted the overwhelming vote," which "reflects the broad solidarity of people across the world with Palestine Refugees."

UNRWA's mandate renewed by three years in UNGA vote, December 5, 2025.

Why deradicalizing Gaza’s youth will be the hardest battle - opinion

“All Jews are sh**...” “I want to be ‘shaheed’ [martyr] next week,” and “Hitler is the best,” reads an exercise book found by the IDF in Gaza during the war.

UNRWA COMMISSIONER-GENERAL Philippe Lazzarini speaks in Cairo in September. He had claimed that UNRWA didn’t know what was ‘under its headquarters,’ and fired a handful of terrorists, but it wasn’t just a few bad apples, says the writer.

Mamdani's support for UNRWA signals trouble for New York City - opinion

With UNRWA's close ties to Hamas and their ineffectiveness at helping the Palestinian people, Mayor-elect Mamdani's support for the organization bodes ill for the city that elected him.

This morning I ran the NYC Gaza 5K in Prospect Park for the third time to raise money for UNRWA,’ Zohran Mamdani wrote on social media last month, accompanied by a photo.

'Part of problem': Sa'ar lauds few countries that voted at UN to end UNWRA

The United States, Argentina, Hungary, Paraguay, North Macedonia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Palau, and Tonga voted against the resolution.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaking in Jerusalem, September 15, 2025.

Kazakhstan and the Abraham Accords: Learning from the UN’s failure - opinion

This marks another remarkable milestone for the Abraham Accords, but the UN’s decay teaches a painful but necessary lesson: noble ideals without structure and accountability will collapse.

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev speaks during the 80th United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, New York, US, September 23, 2025.