US Senator Chris Van Hollen has strongly refuted claims that UNRWA is a proxy for Hamas, calling them outright lies. Van Hollen criticized Netanyahu for trying to eliminate UNRWA by spreading false allegations. The senator emphasized that cutting funding to UNRWA would lead to severe consequences for the people it assists. Additionally, Saudi Arabia announced a $40 million donation to UNRWA for humanitarian relief efforts in the Gaza Strip.
The spending bill contains more money for weapons for Netanyahu and no humanitarian assistance for the women and children suffering in Gaza. In fact, the bill defunds UNRWA. This is a bad deal. UNRWA or the United Nations Relief and Works Agency is the agency that helps…
Saudi Arabia announces $40 million donation for Palestinians to help humanitarian relief efforts in the Gaza Strip. https://t.co/Kxaj6uF8qU
JUST IN: 🇸🇦 🇵🇸 Saudi Arabia announces $40 million donation for Palestinians to help humanitarian relief efforts in the Gaza Strip. https://t.co/C4UBvptg4z
⚠️ SAUDI ARABIA BOOSTS FUNDING TO UNRWA BY $40 MILLION TARGETING GAZA RELIEF Full Story → https://t.co/R4nhWErIg8 A Saudi-funded humanitarian agency pledged on Wednesday to boost the kingdom's funding to the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) by $40 million, according to… https://t.co/BR6Zmc8ulS
US Senator Chris Van Hollen accused Netanyahu of fabricating claims to eliminate UNRWA : There is no doubt that claims by Prime Minister Netanyahu and others that UNRWA is somehow a proxy for Hamas are simply outright lies. Netanyahu says some UNRWA employees were directly or… https://t.co/e4JhBmcs4K
US Senator Chris Van Hollen says that Israeli PM Netanyahu’s claim of UNRWA being a proxy of Hamas is a lie, and urges against holding two million innocent civilians in Gaza accountable for the October 7 attacks ⤵️ https://t.co/umHe96FVrm
US Senator Chris Van Hollen accused Netanyahu of fabricating claims in order to eliminate UNRWA: “There’s no doubt that the claim that Prime Minister Netanyahu and others are making, that somehow UNRWA is a proxy for Hamas, are just flat-out lies.” https://t.co/QRrvOPSAJR
This is likely the worst take from the US senate today: Sen. Van Hollen: "…claims that PM Netanyahu and others are making that somehow UNRWA is a proxy for Hamas are just flat out lies" Funny given its Hamas’s own photos proving UNRWA is a Hamas front https://t.co/hpBezvrA3e
Claims that UNRWA is Hamas “proxy” are “just flat-out lies,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen says https://t.co/cQD6Ii5VS0
🇮🇱🇺🇸🛑 Sen Chris Van Hollen calls out Netanyahu’s BS on UNRWA somehow being a proxy for Hamas: “That’s a flat out lie” https://t.co/3HNN2eb73M
BREAKING: US SENATOR CHRIS VAN HOLLEN SAYS ALLEGATIONS UNRWA COLLABORATED WITH HAMAS ARE FLAT OUT LIES https://t.co/CCawbj4AYM
Sen. Chris Van Hollen ripped into Israel’s allegations that the United Nations’ Palestinian refugee agency is a proxy for Palestinian militant group Hamas, arguing the accusations are an attempt by Benjamin Netayanhu to eliminate the agency. https://t.co/Svi7qJgEDg https://t.co/P2xmCe8Uzb
US Senator Chris Van Hollen told CBS NEWS: • Claims that UNRWA aids “terrorism” are outright lies. • Netanyahu has been trying to get rid of UNRWA for years, not just in Gaza. • Cutting funding to UNRWA means more people will starve, and this is a serious mistake. •… https://t.co/3O81gGUSly
Democrat Sen. Chris Van Hollen insists it's a "myth" that aid from UNRWA — which has not only employed Hamas terrorists, but has also provided aid and comfort to Hamas — would be diverted to Hamas https://t.co/OtXzYJ4n96
Democrat Sen. Chris Van Hollen says claims that "UNRWA is a proxy for Hamas are just flat-out lies." UNRWA employed a dozen people involved with the 10/7 terrorist attack on Israel, has been complicit in storing Hamas weapons, and runs schools that teach kids to hate Jews. https://t.co/IvxTgZq6vS
This is just several minutes of lies from @ChrisVanHollen. The idea that UNRWA isn’t in cahoots with Hamas is nonsense. It’s not just about the UNRWA employees who participated in the 10/7 attack and holding hostages after. Or hundreds of UNWRA employees who openly celebrated… https://t.co/QXR29kBc2V
Claims that UNRWA is Hamas "proxy" are "just flat-out lies," Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) says - CBS News https://t.co/oAwdllb74B
This is how much the US/Israel relationship has changed. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) says Netanyahu is lying, "There's no doubt that claims that Prime Minister Netanyahu and others are making that somehow UNRRA is a proxy for Hamas are just flat out lies. That's a flat-out lie." https://t.co/00cEB1Pynv