Mike Waltz, US President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to the UN, mentioned Tuesday that the UN company for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) have to be dismantled.
“UNRWA in Gaza, with its staff involved in the Oct. 7 massacre, its schools teaching antisemitic hate, must be dismantled,” Waltz instructed senators.
Waltz confronted lawmakers on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for the primary time since his elimination as nationwide safety adviser after he inadvertently added a journalist to a non-public Signal chat the place delicate army plans had been mentioned.
Waltz mentioned UNRWA “simply not only needs to be defunded, which the president has put in place with his executive order, but it should be dismantled,” including that the company can not have a humanitarian position within the Gaza Strip.
“We can have a conversation on who and what can take up those humanitarian roles, but it certainly should not be UNRWA,” he added.
Israel carried out a ban on UNRWA actions on the finish of January. The company was pressured to vacate its major workplace in occupied East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, and Israeli authorities later ordered the closure of six UNRWA-run faculties within the metropolis.
On Oct. 28, 2024, the Israeli Knesset handed two legal guidelines barring UNRWA from working in Israel, revoking its privileges and immunities, and prohibiting formal contact with the company.
Israel has alleged that the company staff participated in a Hamas assault in late 2023, an accusation the company has denied. The UN has reiterated UNRWA’s dedication to neutrality and rejected Israel’s ban, emphasizing the company’s important position in delivering humanitarian support.
As the Israeli conflict in Gaza intensified, Palestinians have change into more and more depending on UNRWA, the biggest worldwide humanitarian group serving the inhabitants.
Addressing criticism of Israel’s army operations in Gaza, Waltz mentioned he understands the humanitarian disaster in Gaza.
“But I will say over and over again, if Hamas would lay down their arms, if they would surrender, if they would stop sacrificing their own people, the fighting would stop today,” he added.
When requested whether or not he’ll decide to utilizing the American veto to dam “one-sided anti-Israel resolutions” on the UN Security Council, Waltz confirmed his dedication.
“Of course, I will work closely with the president and Secretary (of State Marco Rubio) on those votes, but yes, I’ll make that commitment,” Waltz mentioned.
Waltz mentioned throughout his opening assertion that he plans to make the UN “great again.”
The UN wants reform, he mentioned. “First and foremost is we need to drive reform.”
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Source: www.anews.com.tr