US announces it’s cutting all funding to “Palestinian” terrorist agency UNRWA

From Pamela Geller:

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Friday it is cutting nearly $300 million in planned funding for the UN agency that aids Palestinian refugees, ending decades of support. 

The State Department announced in a written statement Friday that the United States “will no longer commit further funding to this irredeemably flawed operation. 

“The fundamental business model and fiscal practices that have marked UNRWA for years – tied to UNRWA’s endlessly and exponentially expanding community of entitled beneficiaries – is simply unsustainable and has been in crisis mode for many years,” the statement said, a reference to the fact that the agency grants refugee status to all the descendants of the original Palestinian refugees, something not granted to those from any other places. 

However, the statement said the US would look for other ways to aid the Palestinians. 

“We are very mindful of and deeply concerned regarding the impact upon innocent Palestinians, especially school children, of the failure of UNRWA and key members of the regional and international donor community to reform and reset the UNRWA way of doing business,” it said, adding that “Palestinians, wherever they live, deserve better than an endlessly crisis-driven service provision model. They deserve to be able to plan for the future.” 

The US will now work together with other international groups to find a better model to assist the Palestinians, the statement said.