Emet News Service

Both the United States and the European Union withheld hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) because of the organization’s blatantly anti-Semitic and anti-Israel educational materials. Despite the fact that UNRWA has made no changes in   read more ...

Every so often, I am reminded of Leo Rosten’s classic definition of chutzpah: “That quality enshrined in a man who, having killed his mother and father, throws himself on the mercy of the court because he is an orphan.” How often? Well, almost every month, but we might all get bored if I   read more ...

"Operation Breaking Dawn" vividly underscored the pernicious paradox that has characterized Israel over the last five decades. On the one hand, the country displays indisputable tactical and technological brilliance. On the other, it is chronically afflicted by gross strategic imbecility. While   read more ...

Summary ... 'Palestinian refugees' are the only refugee population that has its own dedicated UN agency, UN Relief and Works Agency. UNRWA does not have a mandate to resettle refugees. So, by not promoting resettlement like the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UNRWA perpetuates the refugee   read more ...

Summary ... UNRWA's claim that their hereditary refugee status for Palestinians is not unique is simply untrue. There is no parallel and no precedent, even in protracted conflict situations, for the manner in which UNRWA transfers the "registered refugee" status, automatically, through the   read more ...

CNN reports that "the United States is ending all funding to the United Nations agency tasked with supporting Palestinian refugees, the U.S. State Department said Friday, describing the body as 'irredeemably flawed.'" Indeed it is, and this Trump administration move is courageous and welcome.   read more ...

Many Palestinians' very identity seems more oriented to preserving grievance than to achieving peace. Sadly, with regard to Palestinians' far-reaching claims on the issue of refugees, as with other key aspects of their conflict with Israel, the United Nations has entrenched itself as a part of the   read more ...

Summary ... According to the UN's own definition, the status of "refugee" cannot be passed from generation to generation -- as it conveniently has been for the 'Palestinians'. A 'Palestinian with' a European, American or Jordanian passport has no reason to be considered a refugee. Except by UNRWA.   read more ...

Summary ... There are 59 UNRWA refugee camps for Arabs. Of this total, 28 camps are in Judea, Samaria, the Gaza Strip, and eastern Jerusalem. The rest are in Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. The population of the camps, since 1949, has gone from 500,000 Arabs mushrooming to 4 million, doubling about   read more ...