The media published information about secret meetings between UNRWA and the leaders of Palestinian terrorist groups.
The Telegram channel “Alexey Zheleznov” writes about this.
The agency’s former commissioner general, Pierre Krahenbühl, held talks in Beirut in February 2017 with representatives of the terrorist organizations Hamas, Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and others. The meeting was also attended by the head of UNRWA in Lebanon, Hakam Shawan, as well as prominent leaders of terrorist organizations, including Ali Baraka and Abu Imad al-Rifai.
According to the publication, Krahenbuhl sought to establish cooperation with these groups, stating that the agency and the militants must work as a “united front.” He urged meeting participants to refrain from publicly criticizing UNRWA to avoid negative reactions from donor countries that could lead to cuts in the agency’s funding.
Hamas terrorist leader Ali Barak, who handled the organization’s foreign relations with Iran and Syria and was later subject to US sanctions, was one of the participants in the meeting. Abu Imad al-Rifai, who represents Islamic Jihad in Lebanon, has previously said his group sent suicide bombers to attack Western military personnel. The presence of similar figures in the negotiations with UNRWA caused a wide resonance.
The documents show that Krahenbühl openly discussed the possibility of changing or revoking UNRWA decisions at the request of terrorist organizations. He stressed the importance of a “spirit of partnership” and invited representatives of Hamas and other groups to private discussions on controversial issues.
UN Watch director Hillel Neuer noted that such contacts between UNRWA and Hamas were not isolated. In particular, the agency’s regional directors not only met with militant leaders, but also congratulated them on their anniversaries of activity, despite the international recognition of Hamas as a terrorist organization.
This information gained special resonance after the events of October 7, when Hamas militants committed massacres.
Some UNRWA personnel are reported to have participated in Hamas activities by collaborating with al-Qassam. Furthermore, UNRWA-run schools were used to promote anti-Semitism and violence. One of the agency’s professors was even seen organizing anti-Israel protests in the Netherlands on behalf of a group associated with Hamas terrorists.
Previously, Kursor wrote that the pogrom in Amsterdam could have been organized by a UNRWA teacher.
New results have emerged from the investigation into the Amsterdam pogrom.
