June 8, 2021 | The National Interest
Why Cutting off Aid to Hamas Is Insufficient
Congress should take concrete steps to ensure that UNRWA does not become a pass-through for funding to terrorists.
June 8, 2021 | The National Interest
Why Cutting off Aid to Hamas Is Insufficient
Congress should take concrete steps to ensure that UNRWA does not become a pass-through for funding to terrorists.
Hundreds of millions of dollars in humanitarian aid is pouring in from around the world to rebuild Gaza after the recent war between Israel and over a dozen Palestinian terrorist groups. But rebuilding a territory that is controlled by Hamas, a U.S.-designated terrorist group, is complicated. American laws place conditions on the flow of funds. But it’s not that simple. The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the UN agency tasked with aid distribution to the Palestinians, doesn’t consider Gaza’s violent extremist groups to be terrorist organizations. Not even Hamas.