The US Congress, with President Biden's endorsement, has passed a $1.2 trillion budget bill, which includes a significant provision that suspends US funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) until 2025 amidst the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. This suspension could extend past March 2025 under certain conditions, such as if Palestine obtains UN membership or initiates or supports an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into allegations against Israeli nationals. Furthermore, when funding resumes, it will be conditional on the Palestinian Authority not initiating or supporting any ICC investigation into war crimes by Israeli nationals. The bill has sparked controversy and opposition from figures such as Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, highlighting the divisive nature of the legislation.
Bernie Sanders, AOC Among Lawmakers Who Opposed $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill over Its Defunding of UNRWA https://t.co/9UCoHhjA7V
Defunding UNRWA is just one GOP win in the $1.2 trillion spending bill https://t.co/phtiQYbZtJ https://t.co/oPRHnejV0h
Bernie Sanders, AOC Among Lawmakers Who Opposed $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill over Defunding of UNRWA https://t.co/9UCoHhjA7V
The double standards continue to shine in the US #Congress after it overwhelmingly passed a $1.2 trillion budget bill, which not only included a ban on #UNRWA funding until 2025 and stopped funding the UN Commission of Inquiry against "Israel" but also put the money instead… https://t.co/eQK1USjpDX
IMPORTANT: US Bill will defund UNRWA until 2025. If funding ever resumes, it will be conditional that Palestinian Authority CANNOT initiate or support ANY investigation by the ICC into a WAR CRIME committed by ANY Israeli national. Israel owns America Credit @ecomarxi https://t.co/J6QYP5RaP6
US politicians banned all funding for UNRWA The ban extends past March 2025 if: 1 - Palestine becomes a state 2 - Palestine initiates or supports an ICC investigation of Israeli crimes This is not a joke https://t.co/XnAxPhBtX2
Holy fuck. In the recently passed US bill defunding UNRWA until 2025, if, when funding resumes, the Palestinian Authority initiates or supports any investigation by the ICC into a war crime committed by an Israeli national, they lose US funding. The US is a terror state. https://t.co/ELXw0cr2g2
Apparently, the U.S. will cut off funding for the PA if "the Palestinians" - obtain U.N. membership or - actively support an ICC investigation into allegations against Israeli nationals. Shameful. https://t.co/1s0pQgR0v9 https://t.co/ySWMLZYo94
The US Congress overwhelmingly passed a $1.2 trillion budget bill, which included a ban on US funding for UNRWA until 2025. https://t.co/fBRJfqK5mH
🇺🇸 BIDEN EXTENDS UNRWA FUNDING SUSPENSION UNTIL 2025 Biden has endorsed a $1.2 trillion spending package, including a significant provision impacting Palestinian aid amidst the Israel-Gaza conflict. The legislation suspends US contributions to UNRWA, affecting humanitarian… https://t.co/xbevt7acbV