Israel, UAE collaborating to eliminate UNRWA – report
In doing so, Abu Dhabi would be rallying to a long-standing demand from Israel, insisting for years that UNRWA is obstructing peace. By SARAH CHEMLA DECEMBER 27, 2020 Israel and […]
No alternative to UNRWA, no renunciation of its mandate — FM of Jordan
Safadi, Lazzarini review int’l partners’ efforts towards bridging refugee agency’s deficit By JT – Dec 13,2020 – JORDAN TIMES Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, along with UNRWA […]
Pierre Krähenbühl. Departing UNRWA head claims he is ‘victim of dirty politics’
Nov 7, 2019 – http://www.swissinfo.ch The departing Swiss head of a United Nations agency for assisting Palestinian refugees says he is the victim of a political attack. Pierre Krähenbühl denies […]
US seeks to eliminate Palestinian refugee body, UNRWA
ALI ABO REZEG Published 09.08.2019 Since coming to power in late 2016, U.S. President Donald Trump has spared no effort in attacking the Palestinian people and their legitimate and inalienable […]
UN agency aiding Palestinians rejects US bid to strip it of mandate
By Reuters – May 24,2019 -JORDAN TIMES GAZA — The head of the United Nations agency that has supported Palestinian refugees for seven decades hit back on Thursday at a […]
Saudi Arabia pledges $50 mln to UN Palestinian refugee agency
Arab News November 28, 2018 Saudi Arabia has pledged $50 million to UNRWA which has been hit by the withdrawal of all US funding The announcement was made […]
Brainstorming with Avi Shlaim
Oct 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – JAWAD ANANI Avi Shlaim is an Israeli British neo-historian who had criticised the Zionist movement. He is originally a rich Iraqi who migrated to […]
No more Palestinian refugees
Sep 20,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – GWYNNE DYER Who said this? “The weak crumble, are slaughtered and are erased from history while the strong, for good or for ill, survive. […]
Palestinians will survive UNRWA
Sep 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – HASAN ABU NIMAH Clearly, the motive behind defunding UNRWA is the termination of the 70-year-old Palestinian refugee problem. It is of course an Israeli […]
Germany to raise funds for Palestinian refugee agency
AFP news@thelocal.de @thelocalgermany 1 September 2018 Photo: AFP Germany will provide additional funding for the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency and has appealed to other EU members to do the same […]
UNRWA’s defunding is the dismantling of the Palestinian question
Osama Al Sharif July 31, 2018 In war and peace, the beleaguered Gaza Strip features as a hot trigger for both. The United States and Israel are trying to change […]
Neither ‘ultimate’ nor ‘deal’
Jun 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah I did previously argue on this page that the so-called President Donald Trump’s “ultimate deal” would never materialise. I still believe […]
Swiss Minister: ‘UN aid agency is part of the problem in the Middle East’
This content was published on May 17, 2018 Foreign Affairs Minister Ignazio Cassis heading to Jordan on Monday (Keystone) United Nations aid work for Palestinian refugees is a stumbling block […]
UNRWA receives new cash pledges, yet insufficient for survival
World’s action or inaction determines fate of millions of Palestinians — Safadi By Agencies – Mar 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi chairs a ministerial conference to garner […]
America shuts the schoolhouse door on refugees
Mar 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – GORDON BROWN LONDON — No international institution has done as much for children’s schooling on the ground for as long as the United Nations […]
Indonesia to Help Address Refugee Crisis in Lebanon
By : Sheany | on 5:40 PM February 27, 2018 Jakarta. Indonesia will seek ways to help address the overflow of Syrian refugees into Lebanon, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said on Monday (26/02). “We will see how far we can participate and contribute to help address the […]
Trump to cut millions from UN agency for Palestinian refugees – officials
US officials say only $60m of $125m for UN Relief and Works Agency likely as compromise between Mattis and Tillerson and hardline UN ambassador Haley Analysis: funding threat is even […]
Palestinians face more suffering with Trump’s threat to aid cut
YUSUF SELMAN İNANÇ @yusufsinanc Istanbul A Palestinian man and his son warm themselves during cold, rainy weather in a slum on the outskirts of the Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Jan. 5. The people of Palestine, who have been victimized by regional competitions between different actors, now face […]
Jordan: Islamist party denounces Israel’s move to change definition of Palestinian refugees
by Rhiannon Williams JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Islamic Action Front (IAF) on Wednesday called on the government to take a “decisive” stance against Israeli attempts to change the legal status of Palestinian refugees through UN organisations. In a statement made on Wednesday, the IAF said that Israel is trying […]
UNRWA condemns Israeli “creation” of footage, tweets falsely claiming Gaza schools used to launch rockets
UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestine refugees, has hit back at Israeli allegations, made through social media, that it allows schools it runs in the Gaza Strip to be used […]