(Jerusalem Post) In July, Israeli intelligence published an expose showcasing that over 10% of UNRWA’s senior education staff in Gaza were members of Hamas or Islamic Jihad. The findings, shared with the agency as well, were quoted as casting a dark shadow over the organization’s claims of providing neutral and non-extremist education to Palestinian children.
Now, a detailed investigation by the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se) has identified twelve UNRWA school principals and deputy principals as active members of terrorist organizations, with many holding commanding positions in the terror units. “This discovery directly contradicts UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini’s recent assurances to the UN General Assembly about his agency’s commitment to tolerant and anti-extremist education,” an institute spokesperson told The Jerusalem Post. (Read More)
