Republicans’ request to permanently stop US support for UNRWA

According to Fars News Agency International Group, “Senator Mitt Romney” and Senator “Mike Lee” from the state of Utah have requested the administration of Joe Biden to permanently provide financial assistance to the United Nations agency in stop Gaza.

Following the Israeli regime’s claims that at least 12 UN agency employees were involved in Gaza during the October 7 attacks by Hamas against the Zionists, the Senate lawmakers In a written letter, they demanded a permanent suspension of financial aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. The Senate Majority Leader and Mitch McConnell, the Senate Minority Leader, have written while stressing the accusations against UN employees, asking to stop supporting the said agency due to the history of “anti-Semitism” of its employees.

These accusations are being made against UN agency workers who are supporting 2 million civilians in Gaza under the guise of humanitarian aid, and more than 100 of them were killed in the first few weeks of the Gaza war.

In the said letter, the decision of Donald Trump, the former president of the United States, is also mentioned. The decision, which was based on the suspension of financial aid to UNRWA, was canceled by Biden when he entered the White House. The United States has been the biggest financial supporter of UNRWA since 2021 by giving 370 million dollars. However, the Congress of this country has sought to cancel its support all these years.

Previously, White House National Security Spokesman John Kirby also accepted this in a statement. The accusations against UNRWA employees called for further investigation in this field. However, Republicans have called for tougher measures, and in the text of the letter, they emphasized that the United States should permanently stop aid to UNRWA.

Republicans The Senate has already introduced several bills to Congress to do this. The Accountability and Transparency Act has been one of those cases, whose implementation has been supported by Romney and Mike Lee.

Despite all the allegations made against UNRWA, The United Nations continues to emphasize the need to continue supporting this agency during the Gaza war and has stated that stopping financial aid to UNRWA will make the process of supporting Palestinian civilians very difficult.

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