US EditionUS weighs hitting UN Palestinian refugee agency with terrorism-related sanctions
The U.S. reviews options including designating UNRWA a foreign terrorist organization amid allegations of staff aiding Hamas in the Oct. 7, 2023 attack.
- On Dec 10, Trump administration officials in Washington held advanced talks on terrorism sanctions against U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, but no final decisions have yet been made.
- Following Israeli allegations and a January 30 ban, policymakers discussed sanctions on UNRWA, after Washington halted funding in January 2024 over alleged involvement in the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack.
- State Department's Bureau of Counterterrorism and Policy Planning Staff discussed declaring UNRWA a `foreign terrorist organization` or using asset freezes and travel bans in recent weeks.
- Humanitarian and legal concerns surfaced inside the State Department as officials warned a blanket move could cripple UNRWA and disrupt refugee relief funded by dozens of key U.S. allies.
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‘Everything Is On the Table’: Trump Admin Weighs Terror Sanctions for UNRWA
The Trump administration says that "everything is on the table"—including terrorism-related sanctions—as it moves closer to taking fresh punitive measures against the Hamas-linked United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), according to three senior officials, who told the Washington Free Beacon that the aid group’s "time playing a role in Gaza is over."The post ‘Everything Is On the Table’: Trump Admin Weighs Terror Sanctions for UNRWA appe…
US considers hitting UNRWA with terrorism-related sanctions
US considers hitting UNRWA with terrorism-related sanctions. State Department official says ‘everything on the table’ but no final decision made, slams the UN agency as a ‘corrupt organization with a proven track record of aiding and abetting terrorists’ The post US considers hitting UNRWA with terrorism-related sanctions appeared first on Jerusalem World News.
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