David Bedein
Jimmy Carter’s mixed legacy - opinion
10 dilemmas of a Palestinian state, 10 questions Middle East policymakers forget to ask - opinion
‘Hudna’-winked: No ‘ceasefire’ – and what Trump can do - opinon
This is how UNRWA is involved in Palestinian terrorism against Israel
Israel’s Operation Swords of Iron in the Gaza Strip following the terrorist attack on October 7, 2023, revealed the involvement of UNRWA employees in terrorism.
A look at what Palestinian Authority schools teach about Jews, Israel
The three fundamentals are delegitimizing Israel's existence and the presence of Jews, demonizing Israel and Jews, and inciting against Israel and Jews.
Helping UNRWA to create a better life for refugees
Here are five policy suggestions that should be on the agenda of the next UNRWA Donors Conference, with one purpose in mind: to help 5.3 million descendants of refugees get on with their lives.
Will UNRWA uphold its new policy against incitement?
The days of the US turning a blind eye to UNRWA policies are over.
How should UNRWA help Gaza?
82% of the people of Gaza – 1.7 million persons – now dwell in 11 “temporary” UNRWA camps in Gaza established for refugees of the 1948 war.
What does Biden owe his Jewish supporters? - opinion
There is much the Biden administration can do if it wants to establish a Middle East legacy that will last a lifetime.
Will UAE’s precarious relationship with UNRWA stand in the way of peace?
On paper, the accord with the UAE heralds a new era. However, there is a fly in the ointment which may soon mushroom into an elephant in the room.
Who is really demystifying UNRWA’s approach to the curriculum?
Israel is an internationally recognized sovereign state, a full member of the UN. In the books taught in UNRWA schools, however, it does not exit and is replaced by an entity called “Palestine.”
The United Arab Emirates cannot have it both ways - opinion
The UAE is fully aware UNRWA uses 54% of its allocations to finance a new school system which invokes “the right of return by force of arms.”
15 policy challenges for the new head of UNRWA
The appointment of Swiss diplomat Phillipe Lazzarini as the new head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency is a window of opportunity for donor nations, which oversee UNRWA policy.
