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2024-01-27 International-UN-NGOs

State Department “has temporarily paused additional funding” to UNRWA amid allegations that 12 of the UN agency’s employees were involved in the Hamas attack

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Wow. The State Department “has temporarily paused additional funding” to UNRWA amid allegations that 12 of the UN agency’s employees were involved in the Hamas attack, per States spokesman Matt Miller. “Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with United Nations Secretary…
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NEW: #UNSG @antonioguterres has ordered an urgent and comprehensive independent review of @UNRWA following “serious allegations which implicate several #UNRWA staff members in the terror attacks of 7 October in #Israel.” SG asks @UNLazzarini to ensure that any UNRWA employee… pic.twitter.com/VL8owMW6dC
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Posted by Fred 2024-01-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11139 views ] Top
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#1 The 12 must be 'sudden Jhadi' victims.
No known behavior issues?

Posted by Skidmark 2024-01-27 00:15|| 2024-01-27 00:15|| Front Page Top

#2 All local UNWRA employees in Gaza are Hamas members, it's like being a Party member in Soviet Union.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-01-27 00:36|| 2024-01-27 00:36|| Front Page Top

#3 "The Secretary General is horrified ~~by this news~~ that this news got out"

Posted by Frank G 2024-01-27 08:16|| 2024-01-27 08:16|| Front Page Top

#4 Every once in a while State does something that looks rational, but I’m not optimistic. There are probably just as many Hamas members on our direct payroll working in DC.

Posted by Super Hose 2024-01-27 11:00|| 2024-01-27 11:00|| Front Page Top

#5 Trump halted payments to UNRWA and Biden restored them. The U.S. has given more than one billion dollars to UNRWA. Do you still wonder where Hamas gets it's money?

Posted by Deacon Blues 2024-01-27 11:43|| 2024-01-27 11:43|| Front Page Top

#6 Every once in a while State does something that looks rational, but I’m not optimistic.

State Department “has temporarily paused additional funding” to UNRWA until it can shuffle the money into other less obvious accounts

Posted by SteveS 2024-01-27 11:53|| 2024-01-27 11:53|| Front Page Top

#7 /\ State Department “has temporarily paused additional funding” to UNRWA until it can shuffle the money into other less obvious accounts

Could just palletize it and fly it out of Dulles in the middle of the night on unmarked or falsely marked contract aircraft.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-01-27 11:55|| 2024-01-27 11:55|| Front Page Top

#8 After the U.S., Britain, Italy, Canada and additional countries decide to suspend funding to the UNRWA, the organization dismissed employees who are suspected of being involved in the October 7 massacre

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-01-27 11:57|| 2024-01-27 11:57|| Front Page Top

#9 UNRWA chief 'shocked' after countries pause funding

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-01-27 15:58|| 2024-01-27 15:58|| Front Page Top

#10 ^ Philippe Lazzarini: "Just some boys (and girls? I mean who can tell in a Burqa?) letting off a little steam"

/OK, I could've made that up, but still...

Posted by Frank G 2024-01-27 17:10|| 2024-01-27 17:10|| Front Page Top

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