It is a long way from "too closely aligned" to "participation."
What present-day Western leadership? Biden? He's in hot water for unwavering support of Israel. Or are we talking about the mighty colossus of the West, True Dope?
If you define terrorism as attempting by illegal, violent means to compel a government to do your bidding, it totally qualifies.
www.timesofisrael.com
www.jpost.com
Vote with the pocketbooks while weeding out the most corrupt. Rinse & repeat.A letter from Gaza to Justin Trudeau
Dear Mr Prime Minister, why do you support Israel’s brutal assault on Gaza?www.aljazeera.com
Canada reinstates funding to UN agency that aids Palestinians
Ottawa to restore financial support to UNRWA after the previous Conservative government halted all assistance
Different points of view on the issue.
After six years, Canada resumes funding for UNRWA
The $25 million will be accompanied by "robust oversight and reporting framework" to make sure the money is used for its stated purposes.
So the question is, why did Canada, the US, the UK and other nations fail in their 'due diligence' of monitoring the UNRWA to ensure the funds were used properly?
It's another failure on JT, of course, and he deserves the backlash he gets from it. He should have done what Harper did, and pushed funding aid to Palestinians through other legitimate sources.
But that swings things back to TB's point - considering the corruption that happens in most/all organizations,
Also, in the JPost article:
"In August, following the arrest of two workers for international aid organizations in Gaza for allegedly diverting funds to Hamas, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Avi Dichter (Likud) told Israel Radio that “it is clear that the number of UNRWA clerks who are working for Hamas is close to 100%.” Dichter is a former head of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency)."
Quite the stretch there, Chairman (at the time). But then, this is also the same one who:
"When asked if images of the displacement of civilians were comparable to images of the Nakba, he said "We are now rolling out the Gaza Nakba. From an operational point of view, there is no way to wage a war – as the IDF seeks to do in Gaza – with masses between the tanks and the soldiers." When asked again he reiterated, "Gaza Nakba 2023. That’s how it’ll end." He later said that he did not know whether the residents of Gaza City would be allowed to return.[19] "
Avi Dichter - Wikipedia
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So I guess there should be no surprise at the statement that somehow 2 workers = 100%.
In the end though it still swings back to TB's point - there's corruption in most/all organizations. So does that mean we should stop dealing with all of them, when some are found to be corrupt, or do you deal with the corrupt ones and then continue the help with those who aren't?
Not here. That's pretty close to the definition in the State Department Glossary. . .
(Quoting Title 22, United States Code, Section 2656f.)
Yup, it seems the Dems want to lead into a war as do some neo-cons. It has "something" to do with "money" don't 'cha know?
Probably his lady. Wouldn't even need to hit him.
You take me too seriously. Certain nuances are lost in print, including emotion, facial expressions. I love debate and rarely take anything personally.
Not you too?
Not you too?
It's a conspiracy.
Here's my point. It is unlikely you will find a single major organization, private, government, or international, that does not have some members/employees involved in nefarious activities. I guess the easy solution would be to stop funding any of them, but they also do important work.There has been much wringing of hands, furrowing of brows and raising of eyebrows over the “news” that some employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) participated in the terror attacks of Oct. 7. Some pearls have even been clutched.
Canada has “paused” its funding of UNRWA, even though it has already sent $48 million this fiscal year. The figure includes $20 million sent as emergency aid for Gaza after the Israel-Hamas war had begun. Another $25 million was sent as the first instalment of $100 million in funding announced last June. Officials at Global Affairs Canada are shocked to find out that gambling is going on in Casablanca. Might there have been some way to know what UNRWA was up to?
They might have tried reading the Post. Here is the headline on Avi Benolo’s column from last June, not last week: “Liberals to spend $100M to prop up terror-supporting Palestinian governments.”
Raymond J. de Souza: UNRWA has subjugated the Palestinian people — National Post
The UN agency's existence after all these years means Palestinians are not considered capable of managing their own affairsapple.news
