“We got hold of Israel’s dossier against UNRWA – why did the donors including the UK withdraw funding on such flimsy unproven allegations before an investigation?”—Lindsey Hilsum, Channel 4 News International Editor
Channel 4—The UN Secretary General has announced an investigation into UNRWA. Founded 75 years ago to aid refugees of the 1948 Palestine War, the organisation currently provides support for almost six million Palestinian refugees.
But, in a dossier just six pages long, Israel has alleged that 12 of the agency’s more than thirteen thousand staff in Gaza were involved in the 7th October attacks, leading nations including the UK and the US to withdraw their financial support.
Scottish OG from the time of the First Palestinian Intifada and the birth of the international movement of solidarity with the Palestinian people • Author of one of the first blogs/first warblog— A Personal Diary of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (1994-1998) • Former Friends of Birzeit University (FoBZU) Coordinator • Former Birzeit University Public Relations Officer and Webmaster • Co-creator of the first independent media website in 1996— On the Ground In Ramallah: Reports from a town become battlefield • Cofounder and Editor of the original Electronic Intifada website • Day producer for Global Revolution’s news channel during #OccupyWallStreet, which introduced the world to the crowd-sourced power of livestreaming • Creator of countless websites for pro-Palestinian and nonprofit organizations around the world via nigelparry.net
