United States Giving $40 million to UNRWA

The United States announced on Thursday that its pledge to UNRWA for 2010: $10 million for food and creation of jobs, and another $30 million for "UNRWA's core services," as a press release from the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem stated. Filippo Grandi, the new Commissioner General of UNRWA called this "an example of American commitment to supporting UNRWA and improving the daily lives of Palestinians throughout the region."

Arutz Sheva's coverage of the donation put things in perspective:

"The American funding comes despite a report commissioned by the European parliament, which showed that Hamas terrorists have been chosen by the agency's labor union to oversee its Gaza facilities, which was part of a Canadian decision last month to stop its UNRWA funding."

We at the Israeli Initiative hope that the United States will wake up and stop funding an agency that has been infiltrated by terrorists, and serves to perpetuate conflict in the region, rather than solve it.

Sources:

http://jerusalem.usconsulate.gov/pr020410.html

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/180003