Doubling Australian aid to UNRWA: A vital perspective

The Australian government will double its aid to UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which the UN created as a “temporary” entity in the wake of the Israel War of Independence, to help half a million Arabs displaced as a result of these hostilities. Read more

A new film about Shimon Peres whitewashes the consequences of his policies

This essay is dedicated to the 1,409 men, women and children who were murdered as a result of the Oslo process, which involved unilateral concessions to an unrepentant terrorist organization, a policy conceived by Israeli politician Shimon Peres, who died in 2016 at the age of 93. Read more

The Process: 1,100 Days That Changed the Middle East in retrospect

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UNRWA: Opportune time to hold UNRWA accountable

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees has faced a difficult week. Read more

The current “Ceasefire” proposal now discussed in Gaza is anything but a Ceasefire

Indeed, a real “ceasefire” might result in the kind of armistice that ended hostilities in World War I, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the eleventh month on Nov. 11 1918, paving the way to the Versailles peace treaty and the genesis of the League of Nations.
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Hatred lessons to resume in Gaza

After months of lockdown, UNRWA has announced its intention to reopen UNRWA schools –  in Gaza – on Saturday, August 8th. Read more

Never Again? hold Germany accountable

Germany, which presents itself as a democratic power, is now the leading donor state of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) which services the  Palestinian refugees of 1948 was… and their descendants. Read more

15 policy challenges for new head of UNRWA

The appearance of  Swiss diplomat  Phillipe Lazzarini as the new head of UNRWA provides a window of opportunity for UNRWA donor nations, which oversee UNRWA policy to demand a reform of UNRWA. Read more

The Palestinian Authority donor machine

When it comes to humanitarian aid to the Palestinian Authority, transparency does not exist. Read more

Legacy of UNRWA

A video is about The UNRWA Legacy. Read more

David Landau, Z”L. Farewell to a gentleman and an adversary

Jerusalem journalist David Landau, who died this week at the age of 67, was a reporter of the old school. When he was criticised, he remained a gentleman. Read more

Bringing UNRWA’s accounts into account…writes David Bedein

UNRWA, the United Nations Relief Works Agency runs refugee facilities for five million descendants of Arab refugees of the 1948 war. Read more

From “Fabrication” to Validation: UNRWA responds to evidence that Hamas embedded itself in UNRWA

To grasp the complexities of the Israel- Gaza war, take into account that UNRWA the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, is responsible for the well being of 75% of Gaza’s population, who dwell in “temporary” UNRWA refugee camps since 1949. with the expectation that they will return to their villages that existed before 1948. Read more

Lesson time at UNRWA school

Australia is a donor nation to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine. The attached video was shot in 2013 at UNRWA supported schools in Gaza, Jerusalem and Balata. Read more

UNRWA Summer Camp

UNRWA is partially funded by AusAID which receives its money from Australian taxpayers to assist Palestinian refugees. Visit one of their summer children’s camps on J-Wire… Read more

Australia’s $90 million gift to UNRWA “a blunder”

The May 28th 2012decision of the Australian government to increase its allocation to the United Nations Relief and Works agency, UNRWA, the agency that serves Palestinian Refugees and their descendants – by 450% – from $19 million to $90 million, with funds geared for the most part to the UNRWA educational system, warrants careful examination…writes David Bedein. Read more