Emergency Aid To Gaza Halted Because Israel Says So?

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The establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 realized the long-held dream of a Jewish homeland, and it has since become the center of Jewish identity and culture for millions of Jews worldwide. Israel is seen as a place of refuge, a cultural renaissance, and a symbol of Jewish self-determination.

Children are being targeted!

Really Oreo, isn't that corcion and survival for some Palestinians. A bit like an abusive marriage!

Oreo

Whitewavemark2

Anniebach

He would say that wouldn’t he ,

Oh annie where is your humanity?

You seem to be a sceptic only when it suits you.In other words only of any Israeli pronouncements.
Never mind with the ‘and don’t dare quote the children held prisoner, killed maimed and raped on Oct.7th’ why the hell should we not? In other words, where is your humanity?

Because my humanity is with all the innocents in this war - from both sides.

But not with the warmongers - Hamas of course and also Netanyahu.

As I’ve said Israel has every right to defend its citizens but not to commit the war crimes we are watching day after day.

If this world does not uphold the rule of law, children will become legitimate targets from now on in. It is an ugly and soul destroying fact that unless the world calls out the war crimes for what they are we are lost.

Really, aren't they?

I don’t think OP that BN has any influence on the UN at all!

They weren’t all just supporters of hamas, but that some actually took part in the Oct 7th massacre.
Sacking them and suspending aid for the moment may remind them that other countries frown on giving their money to organisations that harbour friends of terrorists.

Israel is not committing genocide

You are wrong - in fact I have said that it would be astonishing if there are no supporters of Hamas in the agency, but there is absolutely no doubt that Netanyahu is using it to his advantage and demanding that the UNWRA is disbanded. That and with the Israeli far right government now stating that settlers go back to Gaza and Palestinians are “removed”

Those found guilty of any crime should be dealt with just like any other rogue employees of any agency, but then to make the leap and cease funding for so many innocent souls is to my mind outrageous.

It is about proportionality....Israel has a right to defend itself. However they are now committing genocide. Hamas will like all other terror groups rise again. Israel needs to accept Gaza as an independent group ruling themselves just like they rule themselves. Often the bullied, Jews in this case, become the bullies. So history appears to teach nothing.

Whitewavemark2

Anniebach

He would say that wouldn’t he ,

Oh annie where is your humanity?

You seem to be a sceptic only when it suits you.In other words only of any Israeli pronouncements.
Never mind with the ‘and don’t dare quote the children held prisoner, killed maimed and raped on Oct.7th’ why the hell should we not? In other words, where is your humanity?

Whitewavemark2

The agency is supporting 5 million displaced persons. What is going to happen to them?

Frankly I’d be astounded if there were no UNWRA employees supporters of Hamas. It is naive in the extreme to assume otherwise, and I’m sure that state leaders know this.

However as I said once we can get through the cloud of propaganda and work out exactly what is happening in my view it is not particularly clever to cease funding.

You don’t seem to know what you’re saying on this subject.
Since UN staff have been sacked it clearly isn’t anything to do with a cloud of propaganda.The UN have seen the evidence that Israel provide them with and acted.

Anniebach

He would say that wouldn’t he ,

Oh annie where is your humanity?

He would say that wouldn’t he ,

Anniebach

Children !

The professor is a paediatrician - are you doubting a British surgeon’s words?

He said that at least half of the dead and wounded are children. They are suffering disproportionately.

Children !

I have been listening to a male professor and surgeon this morning who has just finished some time in Gaza. Last week I was listening to another female surgeon.

What you hear is nothing short of horror of the worse sort. Children are being operated on without anaesthetic or sufficient medicine. One little girl has half her face blown off and both legs amputated. The professor said that what absolutely got to him was that as he amputated her legs he saw nail varnish on her toes. Every morning when making the rounds he could tell if the children needed immediate care by the smell coming from the wounds. If nothing was done to clean them, the child would be dead by that evening. And all that without medicines and anaesthetic.

Don’t tell me that aid should be stopped - the casual decision to stop aid going to the most vulnerable, suffering and innocent in the world shows to me how inhumane people are becoming.
And don’t dare quote the poor children held prisoner, killed, maimed and raped on Oct. 7th. They need aid just as much but not more than any other child on this earth.

Your last paragraph - "obligated".
I daresay there are sorts of clauses stating things like, "unless such and such is happening".

I hope aid gets through by other means.

Regardless of whether or not UNRWA staff were involved in the 7 October operations, defunding UNRWA and penalising the dying, starving, thirsty, ill and displaced Palestinians of the Gaza Strip is, at the very minimum, collective punishment. These decisions contradict the ICJ’s binding provisional measure to ensure immediate humanitarian aid, and more critically, contribute to the Israeli genocidal war.
In order to prevent the genocide of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, states are obligated to facilitate the work of UN agencies and international organizations, not defund them and further cripple their abilities to provide life-saving aid.
According to UN Special Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese, on the occupied Palestinian territory, the states that have defunded UNRWA are “collectively punishing millions of Palestinians at the most critical time, and most likely violating their obligations under the Genocide Convention.”

True or not, the timing of these revelations means that the rebuke to Israel from the UN is no longer headlining. Just saying.

pascal30 no worries typos are my specialty, and the situation with regards to UNWRA numbers seems to be changing rather rapidly.

GrannyGravy13

pascal30

Whitewavemark2

The agency is supporting 5 million displaced persons. What is going to happen to them?

Frankly I’d be astounded if there were no UNWRA employees supporters of Hamas. It is naive in the extreme to assume otherwise, and I’m sure that state leaders know this.

However as I said once we can get through the cloud of propaganda and work out exactly what is happening in my view it is not particularly clever to cease funding.

They cut off aid because of 2 people.. it's so similar to feeling justified killing over 30.000 in revenge for less that 200.. It is a really evil way of resolving such complex issues and will rapidly descend into a much greater disaster unfortunately.

There were over 1,200 Israelis killed on 7/10 and over 200 hostages were taken.

12 UNWRA Hamas members have already been sacked with over 300 more being investigated.

I do not understand your numbers

Yes you are correct.. I actually typed 2,000 but it must have autocorrected in some way. And I appreciate that they have found more Hamas members of UNWRA but the article I read said that they had initially cut off aid because of 12..

Galaxy

Its larger than that, it means peoples faith in the UN has broken down, that's not a great place to be either.

I agree, but if it isnt fit for purpose, by which I mean has an agenda then the world has to build a better institution.

Btw, this information was released after the fact. Employees have been dealt with.
Must surely mean the UN had faith in its veracity?

Think of a number less 1,000

pascal30

Whitewavemark2

The agency is supporting 5 million displaced persons. What is going to happen to them?

Frankly I’d be astounded if there were no UNWRA employees supporters of Hamas. It is naive in the extreme to assume otherwise, and I’m sure that state leaders know this.

However as I said once we can get through the cloud of propaganda and work out exactly what is happening in my view it is not particularly clever to cease funding.

They cut off aid because of 2 people.. it's so similar to feeling justified killing over 30.000 in revenge for less that 200.. It is a really evil way of resolving such complex issues and will rapidly descend into a much greater disaster unfortunately.

There were over 1,200 Israelis killed on 7/10 and over 200 hostages were taken.

12 UNWRA Hamas members have already been sacked with over 300 more being investigated.

I do not understand your numbers