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Let's cite FACTS about the totally misguided, absurd, and political nature of UNRWA:
1) With one exception all refugees in the world are assisted by the UN agency that is supposed to attend to them: UNHCR, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. This admirable organization works in 130 countries with a staff of about 11,000. In 2016 it resettled 190,000 people. One of its core missions is “ending statelessness.”
The sole exception is Palestinians. UNRWA handles them, and its mission appears to be “never ending statelessness.” A phrase such as “ending statelessness” would be anathema and is found nowhere on its web site. Since 1950, UNHCR has tried to place refugees in permanent new situations, while since 1950 UNRWA has with its staff of 30,000 “helped” over 5 million Palestinian “refugees” to remain “refugees.”
2) one does have to wonder why the United States is giving UNRWA two or three times as much as all Arab donors combined. Just to take an example, the immensely rich Qatar gave a grand total of one million dollars to UNRWA in 2016.
3) Palestine "refugees" are defined as “persons whose normal place of residence was Palestine during the period 1 June 1946 to 15 May 1948, and who lost both home and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 conflict.”
UNRWA services are available to all those living in its area of operations who meet this definition, who are registered with the Agency and who need assistance. The descendants of Palestine refugee males, including adopted children, are also eligible for registration. When the Agency began operations in 1950, it was responding to the needs of about 750,000 Palestine refugees. Today, some 5 million Palestine refugees are eligible for UNRWA services.
In other words, if you were born in Amman, Jordan to a mother and father born in Amman, Jordan, and you are all Jordanian citizens, you are still a “refugee” according to UNRWA. In fact the vast majority of “Palestinian refugees” whom UNRWA helps in Jordan are Jordanian citizens. Under normal international definitions, and UNHCR definitions, they are not “refugees” at all. To make the point even more strongly, under UNRWA definitions one can be a U.S. citizen and a “Palestinian refugee.” This is absurd.
I'm against your hostile tone. You can disagree all you want, w/o being a jerk. I side with God, and He sides with Israel- very simple.
That is fine. I am pro-Israel too, but I think it is important to consider the effects of these actions. Do you think the cuts will improve Palestinian-Israeli relations? How about Arab-US relations?
That is fine. I am pro-Israel too, but I think it is important to consider the effects of these actions. Do you think the cuts will improve Palestinian-Israeli relations? How about Arab-US relations?
Palestinian-Israeli relations have always been horrible, and always will be. One side (Palestinians) mistakenly believes the land is theirs. They are backed by Islamic wackos who do not know what diplomacy or peace is- nor are they interested in either. Arab-US relations are mostly for show- most Arabs are muslims. Muslims- or at least those in power want to destroy America, so what kind of relations can we possibly have with them, except superficial.
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