In the past, anything that Israel said was taken for true. The dumb Americans, including Butcher Biden, continue to believe any "poor-me victim" Israeli drivel, but the rest of the world now knows that the entire construct of the Western colony in Palestine (the one they call Israel) was based on lies, fabrications and falsifications of history. Even worse: It was all built on biblical garbage from the Bronze Age of humanity.
The persecution of UNRWA is just that: Another Zionist lie to justify getting rid of UNRWA and by extension getting rid of the millions of Palestinian refugees who, in 1948 and 1967, were the victims of the largest ethnic cleansing perpetrated by wealthy colonial Europeans of a poor third world country. Most other countries have resumed funding for UNRWA when they found out that Israel was lying, except of course the submissive, subservient American lackeys of their Zionist masters.
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No evidence from Israel to back UNRWA accusations, says EU humanitarian chief
Nette Noestlinger and Gabriela Baczynska
Thu, March 14, 2024
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's top humanitarian aid official said on Thursday he had seen no evidence from Israel to back its accusations against staff from the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), which should continue playing a "critical" role in Gaza.
UNRWA, which provides aid and services to Palestinian refugees in Gaza and across the region, has been in crisis since Israel accused a dozen of its staff of involvement in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks against Israel.
The allegations prompted UNRWA's biggest donor, the United States, and some others to pause funding, putting the agency's future in doubt.
The head of UNRWA earlier this month expressed cautious optimism that some donors would soon return, though U.S. officials said Washington's pause in funding might become permanent due to opposition in Congress.
The EU's executive Commission is a leading UNRWA donor after the United States. It said on March 1 it would pay 50 million euros to the agency, but hold back 32 million euros while it deals with the Israeli allegations.
Janez Lenarcic, the head of humanitarian aid and crisis management at the European Commission, said that neither he nor - according to his knowledge - anybody else at the EU executive, or any other UNRWA donor had been presented with evidence by Israel.
"Even if those allegations, at the end of the day, prove to be true, that doesn't mean that UNRWA is the perpetrator," he told journalists.
In that case, Lenarcic said individual accountability would be in order rather than summary justice - and the "irreplaceable" agency would be asked to clean up and carry on.
"UNRWA has reacted properly, immediately, effectively. It took several measures. There is an investigation. There is a review. We are satisfied so far with all this," said Lenarcic.
"UNRWA has of course a critical role to play here because it has unmatched infrastructure, warehouses, shelters, logistical capacities."
Israel unleashed a war against Hamas in response to the October attack during which fighters killed 1,200 people and captured more than 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies.
Gaza health officials said on Thursday that more than 100,000 Palestinian had been killed or wounded since Israel launched its military offensive on the enclave.
The conflict in the Middle East exposed divisions in the European Union between countries including Ireland, Spain and Belgium whose governments have been more sympathetic towards the Palestinians, and those of Germany and Hungary who have sided more with Israel.
(Writing by Gabriela Baczynska; Editing by Toby Chopra)
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