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In response to accusations that staffers of a United Nations company have been allegedly concerned within the Oct. 7 terror assaults in Israel, Texas Republican Rep. Michael McCaul reminded Individuals that former President Donald Trump lower funding to the U.N. company throughout his administration.
“The United Nations Reduction Company, the earlier Trump administration, lower all funding for a cause, simply because of this. The concept that UNRWA was truly supplying, you already know, harboring weapons to help with Hamas’ invasion of Israel,” McCaul informed Fox Information’ Shannon Bream on “Fox Information Sunday.”
“Now, these are the allegations which have come out of Israel, we’re investigating, but when true, suppose how outrageous that’s,” he continued.
As of Saturday, the U.S., United Kingdom and different key Western powers lower funding to the United Nations Reduction and Works Company (UNRWA), which is meant to supply aid and humanitarian companies to Palestinian refugees, following accusations that 12 staffers with the group have been “concerned” within the October assault on Israel.
MORE COUNTRIES CUT FUNDING TO UN AGENCY AFTER STAFFERS ACCUSED OF PARTICIPATING IN OCT. 7 HAMAS ATTACK
The State Division underneath Trump lower ties with UNRWA in 2018, however President Biden resumed funding to the group shortly after taking workplace. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Assessment-Journal/Tribune Information Service by way of Getty Photos)
Israeli Protection Minister Yoav Gallant has since praised the U.S. resolution as “an vital step in holding UNRWA accountable.”
The State Division underneath Trump lower ties with UNRWA in 2018, however President Biden resumed funding to the group shortly after taking workplace. He continued to extend spending to the group, with funds exceeding $1 billion, Fox Information Digital beforehand reported.
Trump stated in 2018 that he pulled funding to the group after peace talks stalled.
“I ended huge quantities of cash that we have been paying to the Palestinians and the Palestinian leaders. We have been – america was paying them great quantities of cash,” Trump stated on the time. “And I would say, ‘You will get cash, however we’re not paying you till we make a deal. If we do not make a deal, we’re not paying.'”
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U.N. Secretary-Normal António Guterres stated an investigation was instantly launched following the accusations, resulting in the termination of 9 staff.
“Of the 12 individuals implicated, 9 have been instantly recognized and terminated by the commissioner-general of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini; one is confirmed lifeless, and the identification of the 2 others is being clarified,” Guterres stated.
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“Any U.N. worker concerned in acts of terror will probably be held accountable, together with by prison prosecution. The Secretariat is able to cooperate with a reliable authority capable of prosecute the people according to the Secretariat’s regular procedures for such cooperation.”
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He known as on the nations that ended their funding to the group to renew their assist, arguing that “tens of hundreds of women and men who work for UNRWA, many in among the most harmful conditions for humanitarian employees,” and so they “shouldn’t be penalized.”
The remark sparked outrage from Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, who stated nations that proceed funding the UNWRA “earlier than a complete investigation of the group ought to know that its cash is likely to be used for terrorism.”
António Guterres speaks throughout a press convention on the U.N. Guests Plaza on April 19, 2022, in New York Metropolis. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Photos)
“The U.N. secretary-general has confirmed as soon as once more that the safety of the residents of Israel shouldn’t be actually vital for him. After years wherein he ignored the proof offered to him personally about UNRWA’s assist and involvement in incitement and terrorism, and earlier than he performed a complete investigation to find all Hamas terrorists in UNRWA, he known as to fund a company that’s deeply contaminated with terrorism,” Erdan stated.
KIRBY UNSURE OF ‘DOLLAR FIGURE’ OF US FUNDING TO CONTROVERSIAL UN AGENCY ALLEGEDLY TIED TO HAMAS ATTACK
Rep. Michael McCaul speaks throughout a press briefing in Stockholm, Sept. 1, 2023. (Henrik Montgomery/TT Information Company by way of AP)
McCaul, who chairs the Home Overseas Affairs Committee, just lately requested the UNRWA commissioner-general seem earlier than the committee on the matter, with the Texas lawmaker saying Sunday, “We’re gonna get some solutions.”
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“And we do have reporting that UNRWA is utilizing cash to offer support to Hamas. And that is why I’ve advocated to chop that funding. The administration – lastly, after they allowed it – put a pause on it simply a few days in the past. And so they’re gonna testify earlier than my committee, and we’re gonna get some solutions,” he stated.
Fox Information Digital’s Timothy H.J. Nerozzi contributed to this report.
