Canada has pledged $70 million in aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), an organization described by the American Center for Democracy as “the hand that feeds Palestinian terrorists (with our money),” or did so before the Trump Administration decided to defund it in 2018.
But given Canada’s grim record under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — its Islamic supremacist entryist problem, its switch from traditional support of Israel to support of the “pro-Palestine” agenda at the UN (renewed again this year) — the handsome funding of an organization the likes of UNRWA is no surprise. Some issues with the UNRWA:
- A Jerusalem Post article described UNRWA as “a purported refugee agency that acts like a terrorists’ hub.”
- The Spectator in Australia accused UNRWA of harming “the cause of peace by teaching hatred and inciting terrorism.”
- UN Watch featured a report that “UNRWA teachers incite Jihadist terrorism & antisemitism.”
- A Newsmax article describes UNRWA in these terms: “UNRWA is not really a humanitarian organization. Rather, it is a political organization that employs emotive humanitarian issues to further its underlying political goal — preserving, perpetuating and promoting the so-called ‘Right of Return.’”
America stripped funding from UNRWA in the summer of 2018, and it had been a hefty backer, with some $350 million a year.
Trump’s chief legal counsel Jay Sekulow explained the main reason for the decision:
Many of the UNRWA “refugees” are not actually refugees at all under the standard international definition of that term. For example, of the 2 million “Palestinian refugees” in Jordan, the majority have been granted Jordanian citizenship….
Putting aside well-established facts about how UNRWA actually operates, including the fact that it overlooks reported terrorist group activity in some of its camps; allowed members of Hamas and other terrorist groups to hold UNRWA staff positions; teaches children to demonize and delegitimize Israel using violent propaganda; and uses false images to stir up hatred against Israel, UNRWA is the only refugee agency in the world whose purpose is not to resettle refugees and help them go on with their lives.
But Canada has no problem with UNRWA’s reputation, nor with the taxpayer-funded 70 million dollars being doled out during coronavirus lockdown that has seen the economy nosedive. Like it or not, taxpayers are funding a fraudulent, terror-linked organization.
“Canada pledges $70m in aid to crisis-hit Palestine refugee agency,” Al Jazeera, December 22, 2020:
Canada has pledged 90 million Canadian dollars ($70m) in aid to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, which has been reeling from two years of funding cuts from the United States and other donors.
Karina Gould, the Canadian minister of international development on Monday, said the aid will be distributed over three years and will “help respond to the rising needs of vulnerable Palestinian refugees” in the West Bank, Gaza, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan.
The aid comes after the agency’s chief warned last month it was facing its “worst financial crisis” ever.
Known as the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the organisation runs schools and provides health services as well as other humanitarian aid to an estimated 5.7 million Palestinians with refugee status….
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government restored aid to UNRWA in 2016 after it had been cut four years earlier by his conservative predecessor Stephen Harper….
Israel has long pushed for UNRWA’s closure, arguing it helps perpetuate the conflict with the Palestinians.
It criticises the agency’s method of classifying Palestinian refugees since their descendants are also eligible for the status.
US President Donald Trump’s administration backed Israel by cutting aid in 2018…..
Jamescrx says
Not despite. Because.
Bob says
James, you nailed it!
Peter35 says
Eastern Canadians certainly have a lot to answer for….
Westman says
Future committments to terrorists from an uncertain economy could only make sense to Canadian government…oh wait..would Kamala, AOC, and Tlaib……..
Jay says
Many were upset it was only 70 million some were calling or close to half a billion.
DavidR says
70 million dollars is almost twice as much as it cost to remodel Justin Trudeau’s prime minister’s residence. Spending other people’s money is so easy. Who doesn’t want free stuff anyway? With other people’s money you can buy friends, make enemies envious, live in a “compound”, leave “whimsical” $100 tips for the pretty waitress, retire when you want to, and live an indecent life without financial stress, eh?
tgusa says
Canada is also hosting military exercises with the PLA on Canadian soil. I wish the Canadian left would get together with the US left and go ahead and commit ritual suicide but they wont. Unfortunately, many non leftists will eventually get caught up in that nut case created quagmire. When that time comes I do believe that retribution will be in order.
Meanwhile the US congress is giving 600 dollars to struggling Americans. That is about one dollar and sixty four cents a day.
gravenimage says
Canada to give $70,000,000 to UNRWA despite agency’s promotion of jihad terror and antisemitism
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Suicidal denial.
Georgette Bensimon says
Keep in mind that this is taken from yours’s and my taxes!!!