"The UNRWA definition of 'refugee' differs radically from that used by other refugee relief agencies. According to the UNRWA mandate, the operational definition of a Palestine refugee is any person whose 'normal place of residence was Palestine during the period 1 June 1946 to 15 May 1948 and who lost both home and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 conflict"-and descendants of fathers fulfilling the definition.
Regardless of the original figure of Arab refugees from the 1948 war, due to its policy of 'perpetual inheritability of refugee status', UNRWA cites a whopping 5.4 million 'Palestinian refugees' on the dole of UNWRA. It is this figure that UNRWA points to as it campaigns to wrest additional millions of dollars from donor countries to fund its 'duty stations' in the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
DIOS's inspection of the UNRWA Cairo Liaison Office in Egypt revealed a pattern of mismanagement of UNRWA resources, misrepresentation, and 'conduct not befitting a civil servant'.
No real justification exists for millions of dollars' worth of donor funds going to subsidize beneficiaries who are citizens of Arab states and who can well afford to pay for the very UNRWA benefits they receive.
In December 1982, the UN General Assembly, aiming to increase the Palestinian displaced persons count, requested that UNRWA issue identification cards to 'all Palestinian refugees globally and their descendants, irrespective of whether they were recipients of UNRWA rations and services'.
The 2019 figure used by UNRWA in order to convince donor countries of the need to boost their UNRWA donations, is 5.4 million-a 280% increase- much higher than neighbouring Egypt and Syria and more than double that of industrialized Western countries over the same 37 years.
UNRWA claimed GRM housing assistance expenses for over 11,000 families as part of its budget, and further claimed to be coordinating dozens of UNRWA infrastructure projects.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/01/center-near-east-policy-research-report-unrwa-david-bedein/
Regardless of the original figure of Arab refugees from the 1948 war, due to its policy of 'perpetual inheritability of refugee status', UNRWA cites a whopping 5.4 million 'Palestinian refugees' on the dole of UNWRA. It is this figure that UNRWA points to as it campaigns to wrest additional millions of dollars from donor countries to fund its 'duty stations' in the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
DIOS's inspection of the UNRWA Cairo Liaison Office in Egypt revealed a pattern of mismanagement of UNRWA resources, misrepresentation, and 'conduct not befitting a civil servant'.
No real justification exists for millions of dollars' worth of donor funds going to subsidize beneficiaries who are citizens of Arab states and who can well afford to pay for the very UNRWA benefits they receive.
In December 1982, the UN General Assembly, aiming to increase the Palestinian displaced persons count, requested that UNRWA issue identification cards to 'all Palestinian refugees globally and their descendants, irrespective of whether they were recipients of UNRWA rations and services'.
The 2019 figure used by UNRWA in order to convince donor countries of the need to boost their UNRWA donations, is 5.4 million-a 280% increase- much higher than neighbouring Egypt and Syria and more than double that of industrialized Western countries over the same 37 years.
UNRWA claimed GRM housing assistance expenses for over 11,000 families as part of its budget, and further claimed to be coordinating dozens of UNRWA infrastructure projects.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/01/center-near-east-policy-research-report-unrwa-david-bedein/
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