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We will coordinate with various friendly countries to pressure Israel to revoke this law for the sake of humanity and protection of the rights of Palestinian refugees,
The Knesset's (Israeli parliament) decision to ban UNRWA is contrary to the spirit of humanity and worsens the Palestinian refugee crisis,
Indonesia, through its membership in various international forums, will continue its commitment to supporting Palestine and protecting the rights of refugees affected by the conflict,
(With) The ban on UNRWA operations, the fate of Palestinian refugees becomes increasingly uncertain,
If this law comes into effect, refugees' access to education, health, and basic assistance will be increasingly limited, which has the potential to increase poverty levels, limit education, and health vulnerabilities among Palestinian refugees,
We are witnessing the restriction of the international agency that has been a mainstay for millions of Palestinian refugees in accessing education, health, and other basic assistance,
The latest legislation is part of a campaign [by Israel] to kill any aid infrastructure,
said Tahani Mustafa, an expert on Israel and Palestine for International Crisis Group, a non-profit dedicated to conflict resolution All of Israel’s behaviour [towards the UN] are indicators that Palestine’s presence in the international forum is threatening to Israel because it means [global] recognition of Palestinian rights,
UNRWA is irreplaceable with all of its experience and staff. The mandate alone is so large that it makes it irreplaceable, so I don’t see any organisation – international or local – able to fill this void,
It seems very clear from the way Israel is carrying out this war…that Israel is trying to make life so difficult in Gaza that people leave,
said Khaled Elgindy, an expert on Israel and Palestine and a senior fellow for the Middle East Institute This is not just an arbitrary decision of Israel doing whatever it feels like. There is a clear objective around this, which, as I said, is to make life so completely unbearable for Palestinians on the ground,
But it is also part of a broader objective to permanently remove Palestinians from their land,
Palestinians will either leave [the West Bank and Gaza] or they will melt into the PA’s structures,
The Hamas terrorist organization has infiltrated UNRWA in Gaza widely and deeply,
Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oren Marmorstein told NBC News The impact on the ground will be horrible,
Mustafa Barghouti, head of the Palestinian National Initiative political party, told NBC News UNRWA has helped ensure Gaza’s survival until now, sustaining hopes for a political solution,
UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini wrote to the General Assembly on Tuesday This UN agency deserves every sanction – it is corrupt, its actions encouraged terror and some of its workers were directly involved in October 7.
It … violates the State of Israel’s obligations under international law… [and it] would be a setback to sustainable peace efforts and to reaching a diplomatic solution to the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict,
I congratulate and thank the members of the Knesset from across the political spectrum for passing the laws that tonight put an end to the ongoing disgrace of cooperation with UNRWA,
far-right provocateur and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said Such a move by a UN member state against a UN General Assembly-mandated organisation is unprecedented and dangerous,
