International aid agencies have said they are “deeply concerned and outraged” at the “reckless” decision by major donors to cut funding to a UN Palestinian aid agency after Israel accused some of its workers of taking part in Hamas’ 7 October attack.
“We are shocked by the reckless decision to cut a lifeline for an entire population by some of the very countries that had called for aid in Gaza to be stepped up and for humanitarians to be protected while doing their job,” the coalition of 21 agencies, including Oxfam, Save the Children and ActionAid, said in a statement on Monday.
More than 10 western countries including the US, UK and Germany said they would suspend funding to UNRWA, which provides aid to more than 5.6 million Palestinian refugees across the Middle East, after the agency said it had launched a probe into 12 staff members who allegedly took part in abductions and killings on 7 October.
The agency has sacked nine of those accused. Two others are missing and one is dead. The UN in New York has also launched a high-level investigation into the alleged acts, which its secretary general, António Guterres, described as “abhorrent”.
Foreign aid isn’t something you are owed.
Basic human decency is
Like aiding and participating in terrorist activities? Each of these countries have intelligence operations that have concured that is the case.
Are you talking about the supposed 12 people?
The less then .1 % of the organization?
Or are you on about something else?
Because my comment said people deserve human decency and I can not figure out your point.
There are more than 12 people under investigation as I understand it. However big the problem is, it is big enough for countries to decide to defund.
There is no investigation, only Israeli bullshit till now.
There is an investigation ongoing by the UN. There obviously is concurrence by various country’s intelligence bodies. That is the way it works.
Only bullshit.
12 is the main number I have heard repeated over and over.
9 captured, 1 dead, 2 missing
Do you have more information than that or are you judging the entire organization by less than a tenth of a percent?
The Wall Street Journal said Monday that intel Jerusalem shared with the US indicated that of the roughly 12,000 Gazan employees of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, some 1,200 have ties to either Hamas or the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
This kind of info is not copied by various intelligence agencies. What they do is use available sources of their own for verification. They write their own report, along with a degree of confidence factor and send it uphill. It is this info that various countries used to determine to stop funding.
Ties to could be as simple as having family which does.
Not even slightly surprising given the political climate.
It would be like me judging you for your cousin being a low level proud boys member.
Always consider the wording and the source.
The information is coming from the IDF of all damn people.
Remember those 40 decapitated babies?
How about those people whose name was on that list on the wall that was actually days of the week.
I have 0 doubt that some people involved have affiliation with Hamas, just like I have no doubt that oil money is running America, and that the cartels have people in border control.
It’s not association. They’re claiming about 10% of their staff are actually members of Hamas:
Also, the 40 decapitated babies claim is a long-debunked myth and a claim never made by either the Israeli government or the IDF. It began and spread on social media.
That babies were found beheaded was later confirmed by pathologists:
I’m pretty sure when you’re an employee of the UN, you sign a contract saying you have no ties to terrorist organizations.
Hey Israel still aidd and participates in terrorist activities and we still give them money. Let’s at least not have double standards.
Are we going to play whatabout now? Germany is the largest contributor to UNRWA. They don’t provide aid to Isreal and they stopped funding yesterday
100%. If Germany isn’t funding Israel, maybe we shouldn’t fund Israel either. Just putting that out there. Consistency is key.
Each country makes their own decisions. I’m not a congressman and have no opinion that counts regarding foreign aid. However, I’d hate to see my tax dollars go to people who have a side gig in a terrorist organization
So you think we should cancel aid to Israel. Got it.
Oh boy u really hope you’re not American. XD
It is when you’re supporting the conditions that make foreign aid necessary. The US, UK and Germany are a massive part of the problem of the blockade (currently full-blown siege) that’s causing Gazans to be unable to fend for themselves and therefore need foreign aid. Aid is the least they can do so the people they’re complicit in oppressing don’t starve to death.
It’s never owed. It may be deserved.
Food aid is still going to Gaza.
Did anyone day it is?