At the conclusion of a confidential Knesset discussion on UNRWA laws, chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Yuli Edelstein, announced today (Monday) that the legislation to close the organization will take effect at the end of the current month. “The law will be implemented. It’s finalized and sealed,” he declared.
“UNRWA,” Edelstein said, “beyond being a generator and active participant in terrorism, is also an organization that perpetuates refugeehood. The laws we passed about three months ago, which will take effect at the end of this month, represent a historic change. Removing UNRWA from the equation will finally provide an opportunity to halt the perpetuation of terrorism and initiate a process of de-radicalization in UNRWA’s activity centers. This is the first domino in dismantling Palestinian terrorism and a beacon of hope for a better future.”
“The Law Will be Implemented. It’s Finalized and Sealed.”
“Under my leadership, The Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee is acting decisively with all relevant entities to ensure the full, real, and meaningful implementation of the law. The committee will show zero tolerance toward any party that fails to fulfill the task assigned to it,” Edelstein emphasized.
Edelstein added, “We must remember that the UN, the Palestinians, and other interested parties will use the situation surrounding the UNRWA law to pressure Israel to retreat from implementing it. Let me make it unequivocally clear: the law will be implemented. It’s finalized and sealed. I advise, and even urge, those parties — rather than perpetuating suffering, find solutions. The State of Israel will assist and stand alongside anyone who seeks to correct the injustice rather than perpetuate it.”
