Yossi Schwartz ISL (RCIT section in Israel/Occupied Palestine), 31.10.2024
UNRWA is the United Nations agency responsible for providing aid to Palestinians. Food and education to Palestinian children: Israel hates UNRWA as it reminds the people of the world that Israel expelled the refugees from their land to form Israel. This week, the Knesset passed a law banning the UNRWA organization in Israel. Under Israel’s new law, UNRWA is not permitted to “operate any institution, provide any service, or conduct any activity, whether directly or indirectly,” in the sovereign territory of Israel. However, by Israeli law, neither Gaza nor Judea/Samaria (the “West Bank”) are Israeli “sovereign territories.”
Under both international law and Israel’s citizenship laws, Israel is required to offer full citizenship to all people living in an annexed area, regardless of religion, ethnicity, or national origin. Indeed, this is the reason that the Zionist state prefers to rule the West Bank without officially annexing it until the time it changes the law and a new law permits annexation without citizenship. For now, the Palestinian population of the West Bank and Gaza stands at 5.5 million, while the Muslim population within Israel is approximately 2 million, for a total of 7.5 million: more than the Jewish population, which is 7.1 million. With the Christian Arabs, the Palestinians are already much more than the Israeli Jews. Not to speak of close to 9 million refugees outside Israel. Changing the law of will make Israel’s apartheid state official and not only de facto.
The Biden administration sent a strongly worded letter to Israel on October 13, threatening an arms embargo unless Israel takes certain actions within 30 days: one demand was that Israel not pass any laws against UNRWA.
The American letter points to US National Security Memorandum 20 and Section 620i of the US Foreign Assistance Act, which are essential mechanisms for cutting off foreign aid from US allies. However, Israel knows that Biden Haris or Trump will continue to support all its crimes.
The law against UNWRA is part of the war of Israel against the UN. This war includes the prohibition of the General Secretary of the UN to visit Israel, the shooting of the UNIFIL in Lebanon and the statement of Netanyahu that Israel was created not by the UN resolution but by the power of the Israeli army.
Down with the Israeli monster!
For the return of all Palestinian refugees!
For Palestine, red and free from the river to the sea!