Humanitarian aid is a failed paradigm, be it the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees or the Board of Peace’s scheming. UNRWA has always faced funding problems and it was never structured to deal with ongoing colonial expansion. The Board of Peace, on the other hand, has failed to generate funds for its alleged humanitarian concerns in Gaza and the reason is because it was never designed to truly meet humanitarian needs.

The Board of Peace exists to facilitate Israel’s expulsion of the Palestinians from Gaza, so why should countries fund its humanitarian paradigm?

The Board of Peace exists to facilitate Israel’s expulsion of the Palestinians from Gaza, so why should countries fund its humanitarian paradigm?

US Ambassador to the UN Jeff Bartos begs to differ, it seems. Speaking at the UNRWA annual pledging conference, Bartos’s appeal to UNRWA’s donors was to fund the Board of Peace instead. Mocking the repetitive rhetoric, which is a staple of any international........

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