UNRWA

Why are we determined to remove UNRWA from Jerusalem? - opinion

It has become increasingly clear that the UN agency established to assist Palestinian refugees functioned, in practice, as an active arm of the Hamas terrorist organization.

The UNRWA Kalandia Training Centre as Israeli forces began demolishing the United Nations facility in Kalandia, north of Jerusalem, August 25, 2026.
The UNRWA emblem is displayed on a building at the Kalandia Training Center in Qalandia refugee camp, West Bank, on August 25, 2026.

Finland discontinues €20 million UNRWA funding agreement

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar hold a press conference at the ministry's offices in Jerusalem, May 22, 2025.

Israel hits back at 15 countries, EU over criticism of UNRWA compound seizure

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

USAID OIG advises that three UNRWA teachers be disbarred for holding hostages, Hamas membership


'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.

UN aid agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, should not be included in a future Gaza – analysis

The first organization that must be removed from Gaza is Hamas; the second is the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.

A boy sits outside the entrance to an UNRWA building complex in Gaza City.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry names two UNRWA employees as Hamas terrorists, citing new evidence

Madhoun’s supposed ID card named him as “Director of UNRWA Operations, Gaza.”

Palestinian employees of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) take part in a protest against job cuts by UNRWA, in Gaza City September 19, 2018.

Defunding the UN: A necessary step toward ending global hypocrisy and anti-Zionism - opinion

KNOW COMMENT: The UN’s bias against Israel and its anti-American stance has gone too far. It’s time for the US to lead a global process to defund the UN and create a new, fairer institution.

UN SECRETARY-GENERAL António Guterres addresses the General Assembly last month. It is time to create alternatives to the UN, the writer argues.

'System rotten to the core': Israeli FM Gideon Sa'ar slams ICJ, UNWRA

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Thursday sharply criticized the International Court of Justice, calling The Hague-based tribunal “a corrupt political circus.”

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (right) and his Albanian counterpart, Elisa Spiropali, sign a cooperation agreement in Jerusalem on Oct. 22, 2025

Israel must ensure basic needs in Gaza are met, says World Court

The ICJ also stated that Israel did not provide sufficient proof of Hamas's involvement in UNRWA.

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

Palestinian men, UNRWA workers using aid to sexually exploit Gazan women - AP

One woman said she was given a six month contract with UNRWA after being pressured to sleep with an aid worker.

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

UNRWA ignored Hamas ties in schools, fostering terrorism – UN Watch report

UN Watch claims that Hamas has "hijacked UNRWA’s education through its domination of the local UNRWA staff unions."

Palestinian employees of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) take part in a protest against job cuts by UNRWA, in Gaza City September 19, 2018.

Leaked documents expose Hamas's exploitation of Gaza hospitals

Hamas also tracked UNRWA, WHO, Doctors Without Borders, and Red Cross staff inside Gaza hospitals, framing aid groups as potential intelligence threats.

 Smoke rises as displaced Palestinians take shelter at Al Shifa hospital, amid the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City, November 8, 2023.