{"id":2203047,"date":"2024-03-20T21:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T01:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/funding-deal-that-biden-said-hed-sign-immediately-includes-ban-on-unrwa-aid\/"},"modified":"2024-03-20T21:10:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T01:10:40","slug":"funding-deal-that-biden-said-hed-sign-immediately-includes-ban-on-unrwa-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/funding-deal-that-biden-said-hed-sign-immediately-includes-ban-on-unrwa-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden pledges immediate signing of funding deal, which includes halt on UNRWA aid"},"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\">26<\/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%2Ffunding-deal-that-biden-said-hed-sign-immediately-includes-ban-on-unrwa-aid%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=2203047&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>Impact of Funding Deal on Humanitarian Aid\u200b in\u200d Gaza<\/h2>\n<p>A\u2064 recent funding agreement \u2064between\u200d Congress and the White\u2063 House has stirred up \u2062controversy by\u2063 including a \u200cban on funding for the primary humanitarian\u200c aid organization in Gaza for a\u200c period of one year. This decision, backed by President Joe Biden, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/world-economic-wants-a-global-framework-to-regulate-online-harm-following-u-s-capitol-terrorism\/\" title=\"World Economic Wants A \u2018Global Framework\u2019 To \u2018Regulate\u2019 Online Harm Following U.S. Capitol \u2018Terrorism\u2019\">significant implications<\/a>, potentially costing \u200cthe United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees \u200cin the Near East millions of dollars. The\u2062 void left by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawrence-keane-ending-banking-discrimination-is-a-necessary-fight-for-the-firearm-industry\/\" title=\"Lawrence Keane: Ending Banking Discrimination is a Necessary Fight for the Firearm Industry\">funding ban<\/a>\u2062 will \u200dnecessitate other countries, such as Saudi Arabia, to step\u200c in and fill the financial gap.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>UNRWA \u2062Response to the\u2064 Ban<\/h3>\n<p>Expressing concerns over the \u200crepercussions of this agreement, the \u200cUNRWA remarked, &#8220;This\u200c [agreement] will undermine the effort to assist starving Gazans and \u200dpotentially further \u2064weaken regional stability.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The White House, in\u2064 its initial endorsement of the deal, did not disclose the ban on supporting the UNRWA, a critical provider of aid in \u2062Gaza. This development comes \u2062at a time when countless civilians in Gaza are grappling with the \u2063harsh \u200breality of \u2064starvation amidst the ongoing conflict\u2063 between Israel and Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Before the conflict escalated, the UNRWA mainly focused on operating schools \u2063and \u200bproviding essential health\u2064 services to millions of Palestinians. However, the situation has evolved, with the organization\u2064 becoming\u200d the primary facilitator for\u200d various\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/past-the-point-of-no-return-iowa-dems-feel-hopes-fading\/\" title=\"'Past the Point of No Return'? Iowa Dems Feel Hopes Fading\">aid initiatives<\/a>, including food distribution on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier\u200c this \u2063year, the Biden administration temporarily halted funding to the UNRWA \u2062following allegations that some of its members were involved in a terrorist attack on October 7. \u2063This \u2063move was met \u200dwith bipartisan support, with Senator James Risch emphasizing\u200d the need\u2064 for accountability.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Reform\u2063 Calls and Consequences<\/h3>\n<p>While \u2063the agency has taken action \u200dby dismissing nine of the accused\u2063 employees and confirming the demise of two others, further reforms are deemed necessary, as emphasized by White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite the funding adjustments\u200d posing\u200b a significant challenge for Palestinians, the U.S. military has stepped in \u200cby airdropping food supplies into Gaza and working on establishing a floating dock\u2064 for additional aid delivery measures, \u200bshowcasing a multifaceted approach to mitigate \u2064the impact of the funding ban.<\/p>\n<p>As the contents of the agreement are \u2064yet to be publicly disclosed pending Congressional approval, all eyes are on the upcoming\u200b developments within the next 24 hours. Should \u2062the deal secure passage through Congress,\u200b President Biden has affirmed his commitment to \u2063signing it into effect.<\/p>\n<p>For\u200c more insights and updates, you can access further information from <a href=\"#\">The Washington\u200b Examiner<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A significant funding agreement by Congress and the White House features a one-year halt on backing the main humanitarian aid group in Gaza. President Joe Biden endorsed the deal, potentially causing the United Nations agency significant financial losses and necessitating aid from nations such as Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2643,"featured_media":2203048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24080340406090-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2203047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24080340406090-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2643"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2203047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203047\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2203048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2203047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2203047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2203047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}