In a recent report by The New York Post, authors David May and Richard Goldberg have criticized the United Nations (UN) for allegedly covering up Hamas infiltration within its bodies in Gaza.
The UN's internal oversight arm released a report on Monday, admitting that nine employees of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) participated in terrorist activities on October 7 and its aftermath. However, the authors argue that the UN investigators have overlooked evidence suggesting that hundreds or even thousands of UNRWA employees are Hamas operatives.
"The purpose of this charade is to protect UNRWAs funding, but Congress should not be fooled," the authors wrote. They urged Congress to permanently ban UNRWA from receiving US taxpayer dollars and impose terrorism sanctions to cut off the agencys remaining sources of income.
According to Israeli security documents, of UNRWAs approximately 13,000 employees in Gaza, 440 are active in Hamas military operations, 2,000 are registered Hamas operatives, and another 7,000 have an immediate family member who is a Hamas terrorist. Despite this, the UN does not recognize Hamas as a terrorist organization, which the authors argue allows for pervasive infiltration.
The authors also criticized UNRWA for perpetuating the Arab-Israeli conflict. "Today, its employees teach millions of Palestinians to internalize a false narrative that they will one day push the Jews into the Mediterranean and reclaim their land," they wrote. They cited multiple investigations of UNRWA schools and their staff that have found widespread dissemination of antisemitism, support for terrorism, and even praise of Hitler.
The authors further criticized the Biden administration for supporting UNRWA and encouraging US allies to donate, despite Congress blocking American funding. They urged Congress to impose terrorism sanctions on UNRWA and make the funding ban permanent.
The authors concluded by suggesting alternatives to UNRWA, such as the World Food Programme, which operates in conflict zones around the world without the ideological baggage. They argued that international organizations should not substitute for good governance and that people should not be deprived of their human rights by remaining wards of the United Nations. "Its time to end the UNs addiction to Hamas and incitement toward Israel. Its time to end UNRWA," they concluded.
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