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129. Apparently they are "refugees" from the British Mandate (or the Ottoman Empire)

Reply to The Magistrate (Reply #125)

Wed Jan 31, 2024, 02:02 PM

Jan 2024

I don't think there is any going back to there.

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AOC: US aid to UNRWA should resume immediately [View all] The Contrarian Jan 2024 OP

Absolutely not!!!!! MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #1

I bet it was more than 12 BannonsLiver Jan 2024 #2

Reporting today is 10% of UNRWA are associated w/ Hamas AZSkiffyGeek Jan 2024 #6

12 that are known so far, a very in depth investigation needs to be done first MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #3

The investigation you call for can take a year or more. patphil Jan 2024 #7

I disagree. MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #8

AOC should stop talking... agingdem Jan 2024 #21

She's on the right side of this womanofthehills Jan 2024 #23

The UN has other agencies that can provide food EX500rider Jan 2024 #26

Based on what evidence? AloeVera Jan 2024 #99

Correct me if i'm wrong KS Toronado Jan 2024 #104

Kind of reckless imo to believe the improbable in a time of crisis. Or create a crisis in the first place. AloeVera Jan 2024 #116

Link AloeVera Jan 2024 #117

The World Food Programme (WFP) EX500rider Jan 2024 #130

Mmm, nice try. AloeVera Jan 2024 #131

Well other organizations are going to have to try aren't they EX500rider Jan 2024 #132

Let's defund Israel too, since it might be committing genocide and war crimes as we speak. AloeVera Jan 2024 #133

That is the agency that feeds the people womanofthehills Jan 2024 #114

"super genocide" sure... EX500rider Jan 2024 #118

Observe The Pitfalls Of Argument By Hyperbole, Sir The Magistrate Jan 2024 #119

I believe the usage is actually an effort to make the term meaningless TheKentuckian Jan 2024 #121

There's Something To That, Sir The Magistrate Jan 2024 #122

Apparently 6,000,000 Jews were "regular genocide" but 15,000 Gazan's are "super genocide" EX500rider Jan 2024 #127

Triage is needed. We better get on the infinto ultra magnus super duper genocides and the doubleplus mega genocides TheKentuckian Jan 2024 #120

What's a super genocide? xmas74 Jan 2024 #126

Apparently 6,000,000 Jews were "regular genocide" but 15,000 Gazan's are "super genocide" EX500rider Jan 2024 #128

Those of us that are supporting a temporary pause in funding until a complete investigation is finished MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #28

UNRWA received hundreds of millions in financial support.. NorseSaxonCelt Jan 2024 #29

A very inconvenient question, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #31

I am sure it does.. NorseSaxonCelt Jan 2024 #33

Hamas beheaded babies, tortured and mutilated children, agingdem Jan 2024 #30

They humanely killed the babies first before beheading them Kennah Jan 2024 #62

FFS you do know that the 40 beheaded babies claim is false, right? AloeVera Jan 2024 #69

You don't know any more than anyone else nocoincidences Jan 2024 #72

So long as they weren't beheaded, then killed is okay, right? Kennah Jan 2024 #96

Is this a fact-based liberal forum or Breitbart? AloeVera Jan 2024 #97

So no children were killed by Hamas? Wait, wait, I know. The IDF killed Israeli children? Kennah Jan 2024 #98

Do you take back your question? AloeVera Jan 2024 #100

This message was self-deleted by its author MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #112

If true, then the aid should be firmly in place with another agency before support for withdrawn. Magoo48 Jan 2024 #38

Hey Fucking HAMS has A $2 BILLION Annual Budget Cha Jan 2024 #80

The perfect time to do that is right before a looming famine. AloeVera Jan 2024 #56

Well, ya know, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #59

Money is always more important than lives. AloeVera Jan 2024 #67

Wowsers!!! MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #68

Pretty rude for a nice Marine. AloeVera Jan 2024 #102

My problem isn't money, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #111

My problem is not with you. I am not accusing you of anything. It's Israel's actions and policies I criticize. AloeVera Jan 2024 #124

What You Call Good Here, Sir, is A Good Part Of the Problem The Magistrate Jan 2024 #125

Apparently they are "refugees" from the British Mandate (or the Ottoman Empire) EX500rider Jan 2024 #129

A few alternatives, I might suggest. AloeVera Feb 2024 #134

Wars Do Generally End With One Side Or The Other Vanquished, Sir The Magistrate Feb 2024 #135

Refugees. n/t AloeVera Feb 2024 #136

One Of My Grand-Kids, In the Midst Of The Terrible Twos, Was Asked If 'No' Was All He Could Say The Magistrate Feb 2024 #137

Adorable and smart. AloeVera Feb 2024 #139

What Impressed Me, Sir, Is That He Recognized A Trick Question With No Good Answer The Magistrate Feb 2024 #140

Not hard for me, but impressive for a two-year old! AloeVera Feb 2024 #141

Every Day's A Schoolday, Sir.... The Magistrate Feb 2024 #142

Lovely teacher! LeftInTX Jan 2024 #71

:( TY for the reminder of the Terrorist Teachers. Cha Jan 2024 #83

Be careful with Xitter. AloeVera Jan 2024 #101

Iran could pick up the slack if they wanted to Jose Garcia Jan 2024 #76

Where was all of this "proper oversight" to date and what is supposed to pass for it now? TheKentuckian Jan 2024 #77

That will take months. Meanwhile Palestinians will die without food, water, and medicine. Lonestarblue Jan 2024 #34

This problem has been known for years by the UN and they refused to address or rectify the problem. MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #36

Easy solution, quickly place the aid with a more reputable organization. Magoo48 Jan 2024 #39

Yes, and I've got to wonder if that's being negotiated even as we speak. MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #41

HAMAS has an Annual Budget of $2 Billion ... Why Don't Cha Jan 2024 #37

Billions that Netanyahu made sure got through to Hamas in order to execute his divide and conquer gambits Celerity Jan 2024 #108

There is intelligence that one in ten workers have significant links to extremist groups, including Hamas LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2024 #94

More reasons to halt funding until the UN finally addresses this and puts in place MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #95

No surprise. Mountainguy Jan 2024 #103

If this was a one time occurrence sarisataka Jan 2024 #4

What is indefensible is that the primary sourfce of humanitarian aid to Palestinians Beastly Boy Jan 2024 #5

Hamas has an annual operating budget of $2 billion. Torchlight Jan 2024 #9

Is this a quote from the TV series Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous? MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #10

Why, yes--yes, it is. Igel Jan 2024 #64

Hell no nycbos Jan 2024 #11

Reporting today was 1200 AZSkiffyGeek Jan 2024 #25

We always have to think of the children. AloeVera Jan 2024 #105

But Here's Your Problem The Magistrate Jan 2024 #107

So if your enemy lacks morals and views children as fodder for the cause... AloeVera Jan 2024 #113

War Is Not A Moral Enterprise The Magistrate Jan 2024 #115

No until the UN cleans up its act. Happy Hoosier Jan 2024 #12

UNRWA is endemically corrupt and an agent of Hamas. They shouldn't get a single penny further of our taxpayer dollars. tritsofme Jan 2024 #13

Then they should stop supporting a terrorist organization. nt LexVegas Jan 2024 #14

Nah, let 'em starve. GhostHunter22 Jan 2024 #15

Once again, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #16

UNRWA should be dissolved and UNHRC should step in instead Arazi Jan 2024 #17

Yes, I thought corruption was very very bad and corrupt organizations must be taken over and transformed. betsuni Jan 2024 #54

The problem is using members of the resident population. Igel Jan 2024 #65

Actually 1,200 of them are accused EX500rider Jan 2024 #18

Or the humanitarian medical supplies Igel Jan 2024 #66

You've described precisely the very tactic Hamas is using on its own people. Torchlight Jan 2024 #19

James G. Lindsay, a former UNRWA general counsel sarisataka Jan 2024 #20

Hamas has billions, let them pay! LeftInTX Jan 2024 #24

Talk to the Butchers of HAMAS.. their Annual Budget is Cha Jan 2024 #40

Guess it's time AOC gets censured or investigated for being a Hamas supporter. Autumn Jan 2024 #22

No, they are embedded with terror orgs. Ace Rothstein Jan 2024 #27

Her points agree with international charities, and the ICJ ruling about preventing genocide should be recalled muriel_volestrangler Jan 2024 #32

"Saying "another UN organization can take over" ignores the reality of operating in a war zone." EX500rider Jan 2024 #42

Well, if there was a ceasefire by Israel, it would be possible muriel_volestrangler Jan 2024 #43

A cease fire by Israel? MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #44

Because the poster I was replying to wants the Red Cross etc. to do all the distribution, repair etc. in Gaza muriel_volestrangler Jan 2024 #47

150 that easily could have been engaged in terrorist operations TheKentuckian Jan 2024 #85

Post removed Post removed Jan 2024 #88

REC Thank You! Cha Jan 2024 #109

"You can't order unarmed workers into a war zone " EX500rider Jan 2024 #90

People are becoming more clear sarisataka Jan 2024 #49

Nope. UNHCR operates in active war zones Arazi Jan 2024 #45

Low level - not 200 killed per day in indiscriminate bombing and shelling muriel_volestrangler Jan 2024 #48

You selectively edited my response Arazi Jan 2024 #51

The UNHCR does not have a mandate to operate in the Palestinian territories muriel_volestrangler Jan 2024 #63

They are in Kyiv and other cities in Donetsk right now Arazi Jan 2024 #73

They are not running the cities muriel_volestrangler Jan 2024 #74

Perhaps Hamas Could Declare One, Unilaterally and Unconditionally, And Abide By It The Magistrate Jan 2024 #75

However, it's not the provision of aid to refugees in Israel that's the topic of this thread muriel_volestrangler Jan 2024 #78

That Makes No Sense, Sir The Magistrate Jan 2024 #82

Why, yes, I do think the IDF would continue if there was a unilateral ceasefire by Hamas muriel_volestrangler Jan 2024 #89

Is the Point Relieving Distress In Gaza, Sir? The Magistrate Jan 2024 #91

I'll take my chances that the UNHRC does better than UNRWA Arazi Jan 2024 #86

We should fund terrorists mcar Jan 2024 #35

Here are some of the kidnappers Mosby Jan 2024 #46

So it's not even like they are hiding who they are JI7 Jan 2024 #52

If that's Shani Louk, she was murdered LeftInTX Jan 2024 #70

shes wrong moonshinegnomie Jan 2024 #50

No way! 👎 nt Raine Jan 2024 #53

Post removed Post removed Jan 2024 #55

Welcome to DU. William769 Jan 2024 #60

... Cha Jan 2024 #110

10% of UNRWA employees are Hamas members Mosby Jan 2024 #57

Hard pass. Calista241 Jan 2024 #58

Rec TY Cha Jan 2024 #61

Take the money going to NetanYahoo and give it to the Palestinians. Gaugamela Jan 2024 #79

Why? MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #81

For Hamas and their apologists, that is the only plan. tritsofme Jan 2024 #84

You seemingly missed the entire reason why funding has been suspended TheKentuckian Jan 2024 #87

no thanks Takket Jan 2024 #92

1,200 of Unrwa's roughly 12,000 employees in Gaza have links to Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad, LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2024 #93

The list of countries is growing LeftInTX Jan 2024 #106

No way in hell!!! nt Raine Jan 2024 #123

Agree completely with AOC, radius777 Feb 2024 #138