{"id":25212,"date":"2025-05-30T19:30:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T16:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=25212"},"modified":"2025-05-30T17:42:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T14:42:46","slug":"knesset-push-to-dismantle-unrwa-presence-moves-forward-in-stages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/knesset-push-to-dismantle-unrwa-presence-moves-forward-in-stages\/","title":{"rendered":"Knesset Push to Dismantle UNRWA Presence Moves Forward in Stages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Close to six months after the Knesset passed two laws targeting UNRWA, MK Yulia Malinovsky of Yisrael Beiteinu reported this morning (Friday) that the law she initiated is now being almost fully implemented\u2014while the other, which seeks to end UNRWA\u2019s activity in East Jerusalem, remains largely stalled.<\/p>\n<p>Malinovsky stated that the law she introduced, which came into effect in January 2025, is being fully enforced: all government authorities and official bodies have cut ties with UNRWA, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) has ended cooperation, the Foreign Ministry has revoked visas for UNRWA employees, and Israeli banks have blocked access to all accounts associated with the organization.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25215\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25215\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25215 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-227-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-227-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-227-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-227-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-227-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-227.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yulia Malinovsky outside UNRWA headquarters | Photo: Chaim Goldberg \/ Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The Second Law Still Not Being Enforced<\/strong><br \/>\nIn contrast, the law intended to halt UNRWA\u2019s activity within the sovereign territory of the State of Israel has largely\u00a0not yet been implemented. UNRWA continues to operate clinics and provide services in Shuafat, and according to Malinovsky, the organization\u2019s main headquarters at Ammunition Hill has not yet been brought under Israeli control.<\/p>\n<p>MK Malinovsky criticized lawmakers behind the second law for failing to monitor its enforcement. She noted that no discussions are being held, no parliamentary queries have been submitted, and the matter has been neglected. According to her, the law\u2019s initiators even admitted publicly that it was primarily declarative in nature.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pressuring Government Ministries<\/strong><br \/>\nDespite the full enforcement of her own law, MK Malinovsky continues to push for the implementation of the second. She says she is initiating oversight sessions in the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, applying pressure on government ministries, and has even taken action on the ground\u2014including a public visit to the UNRWA compound at Ammunition Hill. \u201cUNRWA is a terrorist organization that must disappear from our lives,\u201d she said. \u201cThis is not a symbolic battle\u2014it\u2019s about substance.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Knesset has approved two laws aimed at reducing UNRWA\u2019s operations and severing ties with the agency: One is already being fully enforced on the ground.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":25214,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,8,85,6,65],"tags":[2056,2012,2644,6248,1480,6247,3000,6246,1497,2694],"class_list":["post-25212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-idf","category-politics","category-positive-moment","category-security","category-world","tag-cogat","tag-east-jerusalem","tag-foreign-affairs-and-defense-committee","tag-government-enforcement","tag-israel","tag-israeli-banks","tag-israeli-sovereignty","tag-knesset-legislation","tag-unrwa","tag-yulia-malinovsky"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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