{"id":2161821,"date":"2024-01-29T11:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T16:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/10-of-unrwa-staffers-tied-to-terrorist-groups-report\/"},"modified":"2024-01-29T11:57:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T16:57:57","slug":"10-of-unrwa-staffers-tied-to-terrorist-groups-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/10-of-unrwa-staffers-tied-to-terrorist-groups-report\/","title":{"rendered":"10% of UNRWA employees linked to terrorist organizations: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F10-of-unrwa-staffers-tied-to-terrorist-groups-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2161821&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"10% of UNRWA Staffers Tied to Terrorist Groups: Report\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/they-blamed-israel-for-hamass-attack-jamaal-bowman-is-touting-their-endorsement\" data-post-url id=\"print-1853736\">\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<h2>Hamas (Emmanuel Dunand\/AFP via \u200dGetty \u200cImages)<\/h2>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Roughly 10 percent of staffers with the United Nations Relief \u200band\u2063 Works Agency (UNRWA), the\u200c international\u200b body&#8217;s aid group\u2063 for Palestinian refugees, have ties to terrorist groups, according to a Monday <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> report.<\/p>\n<p>About 1,200 employees, 10 percent of the agency&#8217;s 12,000 Gazan workers, are linked to Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the <em>Journal<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/middle-east\/at-least-12-u-n-agency-employees-involved-in-oct-7-attacks-intelligence-reports-say-a7de8f36\">reported<\/a>, citing Israeli intelligence reports the Jewish state shared with American officials.\u200c The intelligence found that 49 percent of UNRWA staffers had close relatives with official ties \u2062to the groups, and 23 percent of male UNRWA employees had ties to Hamas, more than the average rate of 15 percent for the\u2063 general Gazan male population.<\/p>\n<p>Officials told the <em>Journal<\/em> that the employees \u2062they believed had ties to Hamas were &#8220;operatives,&#8221; meaning\u200b they were involved in the\u200b terror group&#8217;s\u200c military or political activity.<\/p>\n<p>The intelligence documents, per the paper, were part of a briefing Israeli officials gave to their American counterparts days ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/unrwa-probes-staff-allegedly-involved-in-oct-7-massacre\/\">alleging<\/a> the participation of 12 UNRWA employees in \u2063Hamas&#8217;s Oct. 7 attacks. The Biden administration suspended aid to the agency following the revelations. UNRWA said it fired those staffers.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Journal<\/em>&#8216;s Monday reporting based on the intelligence provides new details about the alleged actions of the accused workers. One Arabic teacher reportedly was a terrorist commander, while another, a social worker, allegedly helped steal the corpse of an Israeli soldier and arranged munitions deliveries for the group. The intelligence also \u2062said a math \u2063teacher took a picture with a female \u200bhostage. Israeli officials said they assessed their intelligence\u2064 by reviewing communication signals and cellphone records, as well as interrogating detained Hamas members \u200cand recovering documents from deceased terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;UNRWA\u2019s problem is not just \u2018a few bad apples\u2019 involved in \u200bthe Oct. 7 massacre,&#8221; a senior Israeli government official told the <em>Journal<\/em>. &#8220;The institution as a whole is a haven for Hamas\u2019s radical ideology.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/purdue-university-backtracks-on-mandatory-white-privilege-class-for-music-students-after-outcry\/\" title=\"Purdue University Backtracks On Mandatory \u2018White Privilege\u2019 Class For Music Students After Outcry\">agency told<\/a> the paper that\u2064 it was\u200b carrying out an internal investigation.<\/p>\n<p>UNRWA has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-responds-to-u-s-bill-taking-aim-at-regime-for-alleged-forced-labor-in-xinjiang-province\/\" title=\"China responds to U.S. bill taking aim at regime for alleged forced labor in Xinjiang province\">long faced accusations<\/a> that its employees aid terrorists \u2063or foment bias against Israel, and\u200b those allegations have intensified amid the Jewish state&#8217;s war on Hamas \u200cin Gaza. \u200dA November report <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/unrwa-teachers-celebrated-hamas-massacre-report\/\">said<\/a> that teachers with the \u200cagency celebrated the group&#8217;s Oct. 7 attacks. <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/unrwa-teacher-held-israeli-hostage-in-attic-for-almost-50-days-report\/\">Another<\/a> from later that month\u2014which UNRWA <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNRWA\/status\/1730650140229201949\">called<\/a> \u2062 &#8220;unsubstantiated&#8221;\u2014said a teacher with the organization held a hostage in an attic.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What is the significance of the\u200c revelation\u2062 of terrorist \u2064ties within \u200cUNRWA?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  :\/\/www.wsj.com<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-to-send-175-million-package-with-depleted-uranium-munitions-to-ukraine\/\" title=\"Biden Admin to send 5M package of depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine.\">\/articles\/u-s-set-<\/a>to-compensate-victims-of-u-n-agency-employees-tied-to-hamas-11697269947&#8243;>prompting<\/a> the U.S. to announce \u2062that it would compensate victims of attacks carried out by UNRWA employees tied to Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>The revelation of terrorist ties within UNRWA is deeply concerning and raises questions\u2062 about the integrity and effectiveness of the organization. The UNRWA was established in 1949\u2063 to provide assistance and protection to Palestinian refugees, but this report suggests that it has \u2062been infiltrated\u2063 by individuals with affiliations to terrorist groups.<\/p>\n<p>It is highly\u2062 alarming that a significant number of UNRWA employees have ties to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, \u200bboth recognized as terrorist organizations by the international community. This not only undermines \u2062the credibility of the organization but also poses a serious\u200c security risk, as individuals with terrorist affiliations can potentially exploit their access to resources and influence within the agency.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that close relatives of nearly half of\u2064 all UNRWA staffers have \u2063official \u2062ties to Hamas \u200cis particularly alarming. It suggests\u2064 a systemic issue within the organization that goes \u2064beyond the actions of a few individuals. \u200cThe\u2063 presence\u2063 of such a large number of individuals with connections to Hamas also raises concerns about the vetting process employed by UNRWA in the hiring of its employees.<\/p>\n<p>The ties between UNRWA employees and terrorist\u200b groups also extend\u2063 to involvement in Hamas&#8217; military and political activities. This raises questions about \u2064the extent\u2062 to which\u200b these \u2062employees \u200dare engaged in activities that\u200b directly contribute\u2062 to the perpetuation of violence and instability in the region.<\/p>\n<p>This \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-student-loan-repayment-plan-will-cost-nearly-500-billion-report\/\" title=\"Report: Biden's student loan repayment plan to cost around 0B.\">report\u2064 highlights<\/a> the need for a thorough \u2063review and overhaul of the UNRWA&#8217;s hiring and\u200b vetting\u200d procedures. \u2062It is essential that the organization takes immediate and decisive action to address these security risks and ensure that individuals with ties to terrorist groups are not employed\u2063 within its ranks.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the international community must hold UNRWA accountable for its failure to\u200c prevent the\u200d infiltration of terrorist elements within \u200bits organization. Funding and \u200dsupport to UNRWA should be contingent upon the implementation \u200dof robust safeguards and procedures to prevent such occurrences in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The presence of individuals with terrorist ties \u2062within UNRWA not only compromises the organization&#8217;s mission of providing assistance and protection to Palestinian refugees but also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-launches-ballistic-missile-strike-near-u-s-consulate-in-iraq\/\" title=\"Iran fires missiles near US consulate in Iraq\">threatens regional security<\/a> and stability.\u200d It is imperative that swift \u2064and comprehensive action is \u2063taken to address this issue and restore the credibility and effectiveness of the organization.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Terrorist organizations such as Hamas, as revealed in a recent report by the Wall Street Journal. This alarming statistic raises concerns about the integrity and effectiveness of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in providing aid to Palestinian refugees. 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