UNRWA

West Bank training center at risk of shutdown by Israel authorities, UNRWA says

The Kalandia Training Centre, which teaches 350 young male students from across the West Bank skills such as plumbing and vehicle maintenance, could be shut.

Israel begins dismantling UNRWA facility, January 20, 2026.
Israel Police forces seen outside the UNRWA center in Jerusalem, as part of a raid on the center, December 8, 2025

Petitioners ask High Court to freeze anti-UNRWA law as Jerusalem facilities face demolitions

ISRAELI FORCES demolish the former UNRWA offices in Jerusalem following legislation passed by the Knesset, January 20, 2026.

Jerusalem requires sovereignity: UNRWA dismantling gives Israel power over the land - editorial

A sign that reads "Entering the area is prohibited!" is hung on fencing at the Jerusalem headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), in east Jerusalem, January 20, 2026

Israel demolishes UNRWA's Jerusalem HQ, but fails to explain why it had to go - comment


DOJ submits letter over UNRWA immunity, clears way for lawsuit over Oct. 7 attack

The letter contradicts the position of the Biden administration, which claimed that UNRWA was immune because the UN didn't waive immunity.

 A torn UNRWA logo is seen among destruction in Rafah, in southern Gaza, January 22, 2025

Poilievre vows UNRWA funding cut over Hamas ties, Carney wants to maintain it

Prime Minister Netanyahu condemned Carney's "irresponsible" statement and requested a retraction in a Thursday social media post.

 Liberal Leader Mark Carney shakes hands with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre following the French-language federal leaders' debate, in Montreal, Wednesday, April 16, 2025.

Columbia University protester Khalil remains jailed while judge weighs case transfer

The Trump admin said it has revoked the visas of hundreds of foreign students it says took part in the pro-Palestinian protests that swept college campuses.

 Muslim protesters pray outside the main campus of Columbia University during a demonstration to denounce the immigration arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead protests against Israel at the university, in New York City, US, March 14, 2025.

US says Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil hid UNRWA work

A March 17 document in his deportation case informed Khalil he could be removed because he failed to disclose that he was a political officer of UNRWA in 2023.

A demonstrator holds a placard, ahead of a hearing on the detention of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, in New York City, March 12, 2025.

It’s time to replace UNRWA: A credible alternative is needed in Gaza - opinion

Transitioning from UNRWA to UNOPS represents an opportunity to reset a humanitarian framework long distorted by politics and extremism.

 PALESTINIANS RECEIVE bags with flour from UNWRA in Khan Yunis in 2023. UNRWA’s refugee definition has reached absurd proportions, counting millionaire supermodels Bella and Gigi Hadid, the writer reports.

To some, Jews just don't have a right to live - opinion

Mahmoud Khalil’s lofty goal of liberation is two-fold – replacing Israel with Palestine and returning America to the indigenous people

 A PROTEST takes place following the arrest by US immigration agents of Mahmoud Khalil, at Columbia University, in New York City.

'No justification' for Israel's Gaza war, UN Human Rights Chief says

Volker Turk criticized both sides for humanitarian law violations, called for accountability, and warned against delegitimizing international institutions that uphold global law.

Volker Turk United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights addresses the Human Rights Council on his report on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the obligation to ensure accountability and justice at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, F

Rutgers lecturer, UNRWA official join Hamas-affiliated org webinar

"This is just the latest example of rampant antisemitism on campus that threatens the safety of Jewish students," said US Congressman Josh Gottheimer.

 A hedge outside Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, July 30, 2016.

Time to cut off terror-linked international aid - opinion

From USAID's questionable funding in Gaza to UNRWA's compromised facilities, international aid organizations have been caught channeling resources to terrorist entities.

 A PALESTINIAN woman carries her son during a rally of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) on the 55th anniversary of its founding, in Gaza City, 2022 – the same year USAID awarded $100,000 to a Palestinian activist group whose leaders hailed the PFLP, a designated terror group,

UNRWA is an 'October 7 victim,' official claims in webinar with Hamas, PFLP members

‘UNRWA is facing collapse; we are witnessing the agency’s coup de grace’ warned UNRWA’s media advisor, which featured antisemitic tropes and accusations of corruption.

A protest display against UNRWA seen in Jerusalem, March 18, 2024