United States Agency for International Development

Israel helped avert a famine in Gaza but gets no credit

This is the headline you never saw: “Famine averted in Gaza; Israel and UN facilitate surge of humanitarian aid.” The news is true, anchored in data collected by the leading global authority...

Jihadi archives: Islamic State’s eulogy of Sudanese jihadist Mohamad Makkawi Ibrahim

In May 2016, the Islamic State (IS) issued a eulogy for the infamous Sudanese jihadist Mohamad Makkawi Ibrahim through its weekly Al-Naba newsletter. The eulogy flew under the radar at the time but offers...

Expert Panel Says ‘Imminent’ Famine in Gaza Never Materialized

The panel of food security experts whose assessment last March of an “imminent” famine in northern Gaza was widely reported have now concluded that it never materialized. The...

Expert Panel Rejects Claims of Famine in Northern Gaza

The Famine Review Committee (FRC), a body consisting of five prominent scholars of food security and nutrition, on June 8 rejected as not “plausible” the conclusion that northern...

UN Secretary General Abuses His Authority

Along with ISIS, al-Qaeda and Boko Haram, Israel will be put on a UN blacklist

What Is Hamas Hiding in Rafah, and Why Doesn’t Biden Want the IDF to Find It?

In the lead up to the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) operation to destroy Hamas and secure the release of over 100 hostages – including 8 Americas – believed to be in and around Rafah, leaders around...

The US-built pier for humanitarian aid delivery was always a long-shot

It’s not easy to take small ships across an ocean and then get to the coast of a country and construct a floating pier.

US built floating pier off Gaza could be operational in ‘days’

The pier was completed last week, and USAID Response Director says that in the coming day, they expect it to be affixed to the shore, and aid can then flow.

U.S. Announces Completion of Gaza Aid Pier

The Pentagon announced on May 7 that the U.S. military had completed construction of the humanitarian aid pier off the coast of central Gaza. However, bad weather was still preventing...

Turn-Key Alternatives to Replace UNRWA Immediately

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College Presidents Are Losing the Battle against Campus Antisemitism

With evidence of their failures mounting, the need for these leaders to do more is only growing.

The Urgent Need for UN Reform

The UN’s response to October 7 makes reform more urgent than ever. UN reform used to be a bipartisan priority — it must now be again.

Some UNRWA Funding Resumes, Despite U.S. Ban

France announced on March 28 that it has budgeted 30 million euros ($32.4 million) for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The United States and 15 other countries,...

U.S. Bans UNRWA Funding for One Year

President Joe Biden on March 23 signed into law a one-year ban on U.S. funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The measure, passed overwhelmingly by Congress...

Tightening the Belt or End of the Road? China’s BRI at 10

Close Down UNRWA

Western nations must not continue to contribute to a UN agency that is effectively controlled by a terrorist organization.

UNRWA Exposed

Examining the Agency’s Mission and Failures

Houthis attack U.S. warship, strike British tanker

The Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen continue to launch strikes against U.S. warships and commercial vessels in the Red Sea, Bab Al Mandeb Strait, and the Gulf of Aden despite American and British efforts...

Cut funding to organizations that are empowering Hamas

As Congress mulls its next moves on big federal spending bills, members of both political parties are refusing to confront an elephant in the room: Billions of taxpayer dollars are being sent to international...

Hamas Attacks Israeli Soldiers as the IDF Prepares Safe Passage for Gazans on Main Highway     

Hamas terrorists attacked Israeli forces working to provide a safe passage for Gaza residents to flee south from Gaza City on November 4. The attack came after Israel Defense Forces...