Why is Israel banning the UN relief agency for Palestinians? | Israeli-Palestinian conflict


The Israeli parliament has passed bills banning UNRWA from operating on Israeli territory.

Israel’s decision to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has drawn widespread international condemnation.

A greater catastrophe threatens millions of people, many of whom are already under attack by Israel.

What will be the legal, diplomatic and humanitarian consequences of this ban?

Presenter:

Hachem Ahelbarra

Guests:

Daniel Levy – President of the United States/Middle East Project

Gry Ballestad – Director of Development and Humanitarian Cooperation at Norwegian People’s Aid

Triestino Mariniello – Professor of Law at Liverpool John Moores University

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