Of the many actions President Donald Trump took during his eventful first two weeks, it was to eliminate the resumption of US fundraising. United Nations Relief and Work Agent (UNVRA) … Also. In him Presidential Order Announcement of the decision, he said, “UNRWA is reportedly permeated by the Secretary of State (the Secretary) with members of a group that has long been designated as a foreign terrorist organization.”
That was when Trump stopped funding for Palestinian aid in his first administration. (Related: Morgan Murphy: Kash Patel is already sweating the Beltway bandit)
When the Biden State Department overturned policy in 2021, that was still true. The state and Treasury leadership knew that. To protect public trust (PPT) Published in 2023the documents showed that state officials are warned that part of the $720 million they wanted to send UNRWA would be funding Hamas and other terrorist groups.
They cut the check anyway and quickly crossed them to become bloody fingers.
When it becomes clear At least nine UNRWA employees Few people were surprised to find themselves suspected of joining Hamas on an atrocity excursion to southern Israel on October 7, 2023. It certainly wasn’t the State Department. The Biden administration had no choice but to stop Unrwa’s funding again. (Except that there were all but $300,000 out of the $121 million budget that year. It’s already been released, The administration then called the suspension “temporary.”
But, if inevitable, it was all predictable.
PPT is revealed More evidence The Biden Department of State was aware of the dangers of reopening fundraising. FOIA Request Show Secretary Antony Blinken and his staff gathered evidence that UNRWA is an ally of Hamas, and rejected it, but recently obtained PPT documents.
In a note to the secretary in April 2021, the dizzy adjutant discussed the detailed incident and discussion of reclaiming funds.
Some were relatively predatory: UNVRA said “has made little or no progress on UN financial reporting requirements. The 2020 financial mismanagement investigation led to the firing of three senior officials. .
but,”educationMaterials provided to Palestinian children referring to “jihad” and “occupying” of Israel. Such terms “are in line with UN principles… but are deemed inappropriate by some other audiences.” Other audiences can be very unreasonable.
And in 2019-20, there was a “violation of Unrwa’s neutrality policy” 247. These ran from “slogans, graffiti, or other images inside or outside the UNRWA facility” to “armed intrusions, armed incidents, misuse of UNRWA installations, weapons, and tunnels.” . The memo mentions three different opportunities since the last US contribution [2018]a cavity or tunnel was found under the installation of UNRWA. ”
United Nations inspectors have discovered things like hand-rena bullets and “military vests” at UNWRA facilities, including schools, health centers and aid distribution centers.
What do you think is more like for the Blinken Secretary’s team? A calm and morally serious analysis doesn’t even consider throwing American money into Unrwa cesspool. Instead, Blinken staff hit around warnings and excuses.
And the agency had a “long-term s.”TAFF regulations It provides an overview of neutrality, integrity, and fairness. “I had it process “We will conduct and investigate allegations of misconduct by staff or beneficiaries, including involvement in extremist activities and the likelihood of violation of the UN neutral principle,” and someone else has said Whenever I found a terrorist tunnel on my property, “UNRWA was extremely transparent to the Israeli Ministry of Defense and the United States.” Stand-up Guy.
It is difficult to know why the Biden administration was in a hurry to resume funding for UNVRA. The Palestinians in Gaza were poor and unquestionable, but there was no humanitarian emergency until Hamas caused a war with Israel.
There must be humanitarian alternatives to fund terrorist front groups. There must be a way to help educate children without help instilling prejudice and hatred. Those who ship our money abroad are obligated to find them.
Wanting for the best is irresponsible and a poor excuse for policy. Unwra was another corrupt, unfortunate adjoining of the United Nations, like the conflicting UN Human Rights Council, where the president removed the US with the same executive order, and it was merely a waste of another Washington money. It will be. .
But that’s not the case. It provided funding, infrastructure and personnel to terrorists. The Biden administration knew this. Their State Department knew this. For some reason, they delivered hundreds of millions of dollars to unvra.
On October 7th, they got what they paid for.
Michael Chamberlain is the director of the Ethical Watchdog Agency and protects the trust of the public.
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