{"id":2170412,"date":"2024-02-07T15:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T20:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-admin-repeatedly-praised-unrwas-essential-work\/"},"modified":"2024-02-07T15:49:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T20:49:32","slug":"watch-biden-admin-repeatedly-praised-unrwas-essential-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-admin-repeatedly-praised-unrwas-essential-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Admin Applauds UNRWA&#8217;s Vital Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/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%2Fwatch-biden-admin-repeatedly-praised-unrwas-essential-work%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=2170412&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--><h2>At least \u200c12 of the organization\u2019s employees participated in Hamas\u2019s\u2064 attack \u200bin Israel<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The Biden administration repeatedly\u2064 praised the\u200b United Nations\u2019 Palestinian aid organization as &#8220;essential&#8221; in the weeks and months after Hamas\u2019s Oct. 7\u200c terror attack in Israel, going so far as to defend the\u2064 agency against allegations it\u2063 works alongside the\u2063 Iran-backed \u200bterror group. Then allegations emerged late last month that at least 12 of the\u200b organization\u2019s employees participated in the attack\u2064 that left 1,200 dead.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The State \u2063Department spent nearly three months defending U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) against allegations that the group\u200c promoted anti-Semitic educational materials and calling its humanitarian work\u2064 <strong>&#8220;valuable&#8221; and &#8220;essential.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would reject that interpretation of UNRWA,&#8221; State \u2064Department spokesman Matt Miller said in a Nov. 1\u200c press briefing, when reporters \u200braised questions about the aid group\u2019s longstanding ties to Hamas and promotion of educational materials that advocate Israel\u2019s destruction. &#8220;It is a United \u200bNations agency that provides humanitarian assistance to innocent civilians in\u2062 Gaza.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since 2021, the Biden administration has sent more than\u2063 $1 billion in taxpayer funds to\u200b UNRWA, making the United States its largest contributor. Funding for the agency was frozen during the Trump administration due to UNRWA\u2019s ties to Hamas and \u2064promotion of anti-Israel propaganda.<\/p>\n<p>Miller continued to \u200ddefend UNRWA through \u200bmid-January, even \u2063after <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/united-nations-officials-complicit-in-hamass-attrocities-lawmaker-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">evidence emerged<\/a> indicating the aid group\u2019s employees \u2062helped Hamas\u2062 hide Israeli\u2062 hostages.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;UNRWA has done and continues to do valuable work to address the humanitarian situation in Gaza,&#8221;\u2064 Miller said \u2064at a \u2064Jan. 17 \u200cbriefing.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration ultimately paused\u2062 American funding for UNRWA late last month, after overwhelming evidence emerged showing the aid group\u2019s employees worked alongside Hamas to kill \u2063Jews.<\/p>\n<p>The temporary pause has led GOP\u2063 lawmakers in Congress to propose cutting all U.S. aid to UNRWA permanently.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Brian Mast (R., Fla.) said \u200dduring a congressional hearing last month\u2063 that\u200b it is \u200blikely the Biden administration pushed out &#8220;tens of millions&#8221; of dollars to UNRWA before announcing a\u2064 halt in funding.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2062 does appear as though they may have waited to make this announcement until \u200bafter they allowed for a disbursement of tens of millions of dollars to go out to UNRWA on or \u200bbefore Jan. 24, and if that\u2019s the \u200dcase it should\u200c be considered outrageous,&#8221; said \u2064Mast, a member of the House Foreign\u2064 Affairs Committee.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What steps should UNRWA take to conduct a thorough investigation\u2062 into these allegations and ensure accountability for those responsible for the attack<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Like to make it very clear that UNRWA has a strong \u2064reputation for providing impactful and life-saving assistance to \u2062Palestinian refugees,&#8221;\u200d said State Department spokesperson Ned Price during a press briefing on October 12. &#8220;Their work\u200d is invaluable, and it remains imperative that we continue to support their\u200b efforts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However,\u200b recent allegations have \u200bcast\u2062 a shadow of\u2062 doubt over \u200cthe organization&#8217;s credibility. It has been revealed that\u200c at least 12 employees of UNRWA actively \u2062participated in the Hamas attack in Israel on October 7, resulting in the deaths \u2063of \u20641,200 individuals. This shocking revelation has brought \u2064into question the true nature\u200b of the organization\u200c and its supposed commitment to humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n<p>These allegations first came \u2063to \u200blight late last month, shaking the foundation of trust and faith that the Biden administration \u200dhad placed\u200c in UNRWA. The organization, established in 1949, has\u200d been\u200d a crucial provider \u2062of assistance to Palestinian refugees, especially in\u2064 the wake of conflicts and instability in the region. It has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wealthy-donald-trump-allies-pour-millions-into-maga-committee-records-show\/\" title=\"Wealthy Trump allies invest millions in MAGA committee, records reveal.\">received substantial financial<\/a> and political\u200b support from various countries, including the \u2062United States, due\u2063 to its perceived neutrality and dedication to alleviating the suffering of displaced Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bBiden administration, in particular, had been effusive\u2064 in its praise of UNRWA and the\u200d vital role \u2064it plays \u200bin the Palestinian territories. However,\u200b the revelation that its employees \u200dactively participated in a terrorist attack orchestrated by Hamas raises serious concerns. These allegations imply \u200ca\u2064 direct collaboration\u200b between UNRWA\u2062 and an \u200cIran-backed terrorist group, potentially undermining the \u200corganization&#8217;s\u200d purported role as a neutral humanitarian entity.<\/p>\n<p>Such allegations cannot be taken lightly, as they undermine the credibility of UNRWA \u200band its donors.\u200d The presence of individuals within the\u200b organization who\u200d are affiliated \u2064with and actively participate \u2063in terrorist activities raises questions \u200dabout the vetting\u200b process and the\u2064 efficacy of the organization&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bitcoin-group-taking-steps-against-money-laundering-terrorist-financing\/\" title=\"Bitcoin Group: combating money-laundering, terrorist financing\">internal security measures<\/a>. It is essential for UNRWA to \u200bconduct a thorough investigation into these \u2062allegations to \u200censure the organization&#8217;s integrity and that those responsible for\u2062 the attack are held accountable.<\/p>\n<p>The revelation also \u2063highlights the broader challenge of maintaining\u200d neutrality\u200b and \u2062effectiveness in providing humanitarian aid in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-highly-criticized-over-christmas-post-about-israel-hamas-war-jew-hate\/\" title=\"AOC faces backlash for Christmas post on Israel-Hamas conflict: Accused of 'Jew Hate\">conflict-ridden areas<\/a>. While it is crucial to support ongoing efforts to assist those in\u2064 need, it is equally important to ensure that aid organizations are not infiltrated or \u200bexploited by terrorist groups. This shocking incident serves as a reminder that vigilance and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/epa-takes-step-toward-regulating-small-aircraft-emissions\/\" title=\"EPA moves closer to regulating emissions from small aircraft.\">robust monitoring system<\/a> are critical in the humanitarian sector.<\/p>\n<p>Moving forward, the Biden \u200cadministration,\u2064 along \u2063with \u200dother donor countries, must reevaluate \u2064their support for UNRWA in \u200clight\u200c of these allegations. While \u200bit \u2064is\u200b imperative to provide necessary aid to\u2064 Palestinian refugees, \u200dit is equally vital to ascertain \u200cthat the organization operating on the ground is truly committed to neutrality and strictly adheres to humanitarian principles.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation into the involvement\u2064 of UNRWA employees in the Hamas attack must be \u200ctransparent and thorough.\u2062 Those found\u2064 guilty must face\u2062 legal consequences, and stringent measures need to \u200cbe implemented to prevent a recurrence of\u2064 such incidents. Moreover, donors must\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/britney-spears-conservatorship-is-officially-over\/\" title=\"Britney Spears' Conservatorship Is Officially Over\">demand greater transparency<\/a> and accountability \u2062from UNRWA to ensure that their funds are being used for legitimate humanitarian purposes and not diverted to \u200csupport terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the recent allegations of employee \u200binvolvement in the Hamas attack have cast a shadow of \u2062doubt \u2064over the \u2063credibility of UNRWA. The Biden administration&#8217;s strong support of the organization must \u200dbe reevaluated in light of these revelations. It is imperative \u2064that UNRWA conducts a transparent \u2063investigation, holds those \u200cresponsible accountable, and implements stricter \u2063internal \u200bsecurity measures. Donor countries must also \u200cdemand greater transparency and ensure that \u2062their funds are being used solely for legitimate \u200bhumanitarian purposes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 12 employees of the organization joined Hamas&#8217;s attack in Israel. The Biden administration consistently commended the UN&#8217;s Palestinian aid group as &#8220;essential&#8221; following the terror incident. 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