US Investigation of UNRWA Could Lead to Its Being Labeled a Foreign Terrorist Organization

[AnOrangeCat]

He is IGNORANT and proud of it. He doesn't know facts and he doesn't know history but continues to spout lie after lie.

Just like MAGA.

 

[jacksonlamb]

It's the "driven out" that creates the cognitive dissonance.

There is no FACT that Arabs were driven out. There is FACT that Arabs were offered citizenship. If they refused that citizenship offer, then they left on their own. It's that simple.

They were driven out, as you well know. Those who would not swear allegiance to the state could not stay.

 

[jacksonlamb]

He is IGNORANT and proud of it. He doesn't know facts and he doesn't know history but continues to spout lie after lie.

Those who would not swear allegiance had to leave.

RGS, you know that.

 

[AnOrangeCat]

They were driven out, as you well know.

Nope. That's cognitive dissonance.

The rumor is that they were driven out but the data shows they were offered citizenship.

The only people "driven out" were the Jews who lived in Judea, Samaria, Gaza, and East Jerusalem.

Those who would not swear allegiance to the state could not stay.

Swear allegiance? You make it sound like citizenship with equal rights is some grand offence done to Arabs.

Your characterization of it really shows how biased you are.

No one forced those Arabs to accept citizenship. They were not under duress. In fact, that was the original plan for the partition.

No one has forced their descendants, the 2M Israeli Arabs, out of Israel either. They are free to leave if they want but none of them have in 80 years because they enjoy a level of freedom they wouldn't have in any Muslim country.

Offering someone citizenship is the exact opposite of driving them out.

Nothing you say makes any sense, then you just pout.

 

[jacksonlamb]

Were any allowed to stay who would not accept citizenship? The few who did had their legal status was complicated, often precarious, and shaped by military rule, property laws, and later residency categories.

This happens to losers.

This is what is happening to you here.

 

[AnOrangeCat]

Were any allowed to stay who would not accept citizenship?

No, they just left.

Israel was like, "citizenship?" And they were like..."nope, peace out."

No one forced them to leave, no one forced them to accept citizenship.

Those who left didn't want to live in a country they would share with Jews. That was probably a BIG mistake. A very poor choice.

 

[AnOrangeCat]

The few who did had their legal status was complicated, often precarious, and shaped by military rule, property laws, and later residency categories.

Nonsense.

Israeli Arabs enjoy all the same freedoms as Jewish Israelis.

That's why in 80 years, not one single Israeli Arab has left Israel for any of the 57 Muslim ethnostates.

This happens to losers.

This is what is happening to you here.

Well you keep repeating the same thing over and over so it seems like you're out of ideas.

Not my fault you can't understand the cognitive dissonance at the heart of your argument.

 

[jacksonlamb]

No, you keep denying what happened, so we are done here and you are on ignore.

 

[AnOrangeCat]

No, you keep denying what happened, so we are done here and you are on ignore.

Denying rumors, yes.

You are denying what happened, not me.

You're denying that some Arabs left because they didn't want to share a country with Jews.

But not all Arabs felt that way, which is why there are 2M Arabs living in Israel today.

Everything you say happened is contradicted by the actual evidence and actions and their results.

 

[otto105]

He is IGNORANT and proud of it. He doesn't know facts and he doesn't know history but continues to spout lie after lie.

Google can help both of you idiots.

 

[jacksonlamb]

AnOrangeCat and RGS have their unfounded take, and that is that.

 

[AnOrangeCat]

AnOrangeCat and RGS have their unfounded take, and that is that.

You have cognitive dissonance and it's pretty cringeworthy.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

You have cognitive dissonance and it's pretty cringeworthy.

yup everything I said and claimed are historical FACTS.

 

[otto105]

Aw, you girls…

 

[jacksonlamb]

Aw, you girls…

They are nice girls, though.

 

[Hypatia415]

Wait - how would they run the remainder out while offering them citizenship at the same time.

That is cognitive dissonance.

And citizenhip isn't assimilation. The Israeli Arabs have the same freedoms as the Jewish Israelis. Their culture was not assimilated, they speak Arabic, give their kids Arab names, uphold Arab customs, and pray to Mecca.

So please explain what you meant by "assimilation"?

In his remarks to the Zionist assembly in 1937 Ben Gurion stated

With compulsory transfer we [would] have vast areas....l support compulsory transfer. do not see anything immoral in it. But compulsory transfer could only be carried out by England....Had its implementation been dependent merely on our proposal t would have proposed it; but this would be dangerous to propose when the British government has disassociated itself from a compulsory transfer.... But this question should not be removed from the agenda because it is a central question. There are two issues here: l) sovereignty and 2) the removal of a certain number of Arabs, and we must insist on both of them. [ Protocol of the Jewish Agency Executive meeting of 12 June 1938, Vol. 28, no. 53, CZA.]

Another advocate of a forced removal was Eliahu Berligne, the leader of the Zionist religious party Knesset Yisrael and a member of the Zionist Actions Committee as well as Va'ad Leumi, of which for many years he had been its treasurer. Berligne rejected partition, and declared that the Yishuv should insist on compulsory transfer despite the fact that it had been ruled out by the British military liaison officer, Ormsby Gore.

Ben Gurion went on to explain that while the "principle" of forcible removal should continue to be adhered to it would be more tactful for public discourse to replace that term with the formula of "compulsory" transfer as had been discussed earlier. [See, N. Masalha, Expulsion of the Palestinians: The Concept of "Transfer" in Zionist Political Thought 1882-1948), Institute for Palestine Studies, Washington D.C. USA, 1992]

 

[Hypatia415]

Couple things:

1. There were not 750k Arabs living in what would become Israel in 1948, there were about 350k. You're counting the 400k Arabs who left land that Israel never touched. All those Arabs left those places because they were told to by the Arab armies, and that is documented. Of those 350k, 175k accepted Israeli citizenship, which means Israel was offering citizenship to Arabs while Arabs were driving Jews out of J/S, Gaza, and E. Jerusalem. Also, another dagger here, but logistically, it would be impossible to drive 750k Arabs out while at the same time defending against 5 Arab Armies of a combined total of 63k soldiers. When the Arabs invaded Israel, Israel's army had about 12k soldiers. So explain how 12k people could simultaneously fight 63k people while also driving out this 750k number you keep pulling out of your rear?

2. There was another partition happening at the same time in India. India was partitioned into a Muslim state (Pakistan), and a Hindu state (India). About 15 million people were displaced by that partition. Pakistan took in every displaced Muslim and India took in every displaced Hindus, with each country making those people citizens. Israel was also taking in 900k displaced Jews from MENA countries and made them citizens. How come the Arabs didn't do the same? Pakistan did it. India did it. Israel did it. But Arabs didn't. They kept Palestinians stateless, even though they controlled J/S, Gaza, and East Jerusalem from 1948-1967. So why didn't the Arabs create a Palestine in those areas when they controlled them? What is that excuse?

You are rather overlooking the deaths that occurred during the partition of India and Pakistan. Estimates range from 500,000 to over a million with the displacement of some 15 million. There were also massacres perpetrated on all sides.

 

[jacksonlamb]

This was decided 80 years ago.

 

[sparky]

Is UNRWA only for Palestinians?


AI Overview



Yes, UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees) is dedicated almost exclusively to Palestinians. It is the only UN agency mandated to serve a specific, single regional refugee population.


Here are the specific details of its mandate and who it serves:

• Target Population: Its mandate primarily covers registered "Palestine refugees". This is defined as any person whose normal residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948, who lost their home and livelihood due to the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Crucially, this status legally passes down to the descendants of these refugees.
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• Geographic Limits:
  UNRWA only operates in five specific fields of operation: the Gaza Strip, the West Bank (including East Jerusalem), Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. Palestinians living outside these areas fall under the mandate of the broader UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees).
  
  
  • Emergency Exceptions: While primarily for Palestinians, the UN General Assembly occasionally mandates UNRWA to offer emergency assistance to other vulnerable populations in their five operational areas who are displaced due to hostilities, such as the 1967 and subsequent conflicts.
    
    
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  • UNRWA does not have individual "memberships" for the general public, but it provides services to over 5.9 million registered Palestine refugees. Individuals can check and update their refugee registration via the eUNRWA Platform, while nations and organizations participate through UNRWA Funding or the Advisory Commission. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
    To qualify as an official Palestine refugee with UNRWA, an individual must meet specific criteria defined by the United Nations General Assembly. [1]
    
    Refugee Registration & Eligibility
    • Definition: A Palestine refugee is a person whose normal place of residence was Palestine between June 1, 1946, and May 15, 1948, who lost both their home and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 conflict. [1]
    • Descendants: Registration rights extend to the descendants of original Palestine refugee males. Spouses and descendants of registered refugee women are also eligible for services. [1]
    • How to Apply: Eligible individuals who have not previously registered can apply by visiting an UNRWA Registration Office with valid documentation verifying their 1948 refugee status. [1]
    • Managing Records: Registered refugees can use the eUNRWA Registration Platform to view their family cards, update contact details, and submit applications for new descendants, marriages, or deaths. [1]
    
    State & Commission Membership
    • Advisory Commission: The UNRWA Advisory Commission provides guidance to the UNRWA Commissioner-General. It is composed of 29 Member States—including host countries like Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria, as well as major donor nations. [1, 2]
    • Funding: UNRWA operates strictly on voluntary contributions provided primarily by UN Member States, the European Union, and intergovernmental organizations. [1]