UNRWA

Dr. Einat Wilf: 'We lied to ourselves about the Palestinians'

Wilf says her focus is to confront the “right of return” and UNRWA’s role in perpetuating conflict, arguing that state services should prioritize those who serve the state.

 Einat Wilf.
Members of the United Nations Security Council vote on a resolution by Russia and China to delay by six months the reimposition of sanctions on Iran during the 80th UN General Assembly in New York City, US, September 26, 2025

UN General Assembly adopts resolution demanding Israel cooperate with UNRWA

Israel Police forces seen outside the UNRWA center in Jerusalem, as part of a raid on the center, December 8, 2025

Israel Police raid UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem, raise Israeli flag over compound

UNRWA's mandate renewed by three years in UNGA vote, December 5, 2025.

UNGA votes to extend UNRWA's mandate by three years


Why deradicalizing Gaza’s youth will be the hardest battle - opinion

“All Jews are sh**...” “I want to be ‘shaheed’ [martyr] next week,” and “Hitler is the best,” reads an exercise book found by the IDF in Gaza during the war.

UNRWA COMMISSIONER-GENERAL Philippe Lazzarini speaks in Cairo in September. He had claimed that UNRWA didn’t know what was ‘under its headquarters,’ and fired a handful of terrorists, but it wasn’t just a few bad apples, says the writer.

Mamdani's support for UNRWA signals trouble for New York City - opinion

With UNRWA's close ties to Hamas and their ineffectiveness at helping the Palestinian people, Mayor-elect Mamdani's support for the organization bodes ill for the city that elected him.

This morning I ran the NYC Gaza 5K in Prospect Park for the third time to raise money for UNRWA,’ Zohran Mamdani wrote on social media last month, accompanied by a photo.

'Part of problem': Sa'ar lauds few countries that voted at UN to end UNWRA

The United States, Argentina, Hungary, Paraguay, North Macedonia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Palau, and Tonga voted against the resolution.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaking in Jerusalem, September 15, 2025.

Kazakhstan and the Abraham Accords: Learning from the UN’s failure - opinion

This marks another remarkable milestone for the Abraham Accords, but the UN’s decay teaches a painful but necessary lesson: noble ideals without structure and accountability will collapse.

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev speaks during the 80th United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, New York, US, September 23, 2025.

UN aid agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, should not be included in a future Gaza – analysis

The first organization that must be removed from Gaza is Hamas; the second is the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.

A boy sits outside the entrance to an UNRWA building complex in Gaza City.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry names two UNRWA employees as Hamas terrorists, citing new evidence

Madhoun’s supposed ID card named him as “Director of UNRWA Operations, Gaza.”

Palestinian employees of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) take part in a protest against job cuts by UNRWA, in Gaza City September 19, 2018.

Defunding the UN: A necessary step toward ending global hypocrisy and anti-Zionism - opinion

KNOW COMMENT: The UN’s bias against Israel and its anti-American stance has gone too far. It’s time for the US to lead a global process to defund the UN and create a new, fairer institution.

UN SECRETARY-GENERAL António Guterres addresses the General Assembly last month. It is time to create alternatives to the UN, the writer argues.

'System rotten to the core': Israeli FM Gideon Sa'ar slams ICJ, UNWRA

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Thursday sharply criticized the International Court of Justice, calling The Hague-based tribunal “a corrupt political circus.”

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (right) and his Albanian counterpart, Elisa Spiropali, sign a cooperation agreement in Jerusalem on Oct. 22, 2025

Israel must ensure basic needs in Gaza are met, says World Court

The ICJ also stated that Israel did not provide sufficient proof of Hamas's involvement in UNRWA.

 A torn UNRWA logo is seen among destruction in Rafah, in southern Gaza, January 22, 2025

Palestinian men, UNRWA workers using aid to sexually exploit Gazan women - AP

One woman said she was given a six month contract with UNRWA after being pressured to sleep with an aid worker.

A protest display against UNRWA seen in Jerusalem, March 18, 2024

UNRWA ignored Hamas ties in schools, fostering terrorism – UN Watch report

UN Watch claims that Hamas has "hijacked UNRWA’s education through its domination of the local UNRWA staff unions."

Palestinian employees of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) take part in a protest against job cuts by UNRWA, in Gaza City September 19, 2018.