US Official Accuses UNRWA of Hamas Ties, Forgets Own History
The Independent reports a US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, declared UNRWA a 'subsidiary of Hamas,' before insisting a 'Trump plan' was the 'only option' for Gaza. This conveniently overlooks the fact that UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) is a humanitarian organization established in 1949, long before Hamas even existed. It provides essential
services to 5.9 million Palestinian refugees across the region. Former President Trump previously halted *all* US funding to UNRWA in 2018, citing 'faulty structures'—a move widely criticized for politicizing humanitarian aid and further destabilizing the region. Rubio’s broad accusation echoes previous, unsubstantiated Israeli claims that conveniently emerged whenever the agency highlighted human
rights abuses or sought more funding. One might wonder if the 'only option' is simply to eliminate the agency that records the inconvenient realities of Palestinian dispossession, paving the way for further annexation and ethnic cleansing. Apparently, criticizing the hand that feeds millions means you’re on the wrong side of US 'foreign policy.'