On Jan. 20, the Associated Press falsely reported, “Often with little evidence [Israel] says UNRWA employs and maintains ties with militant groups including Hamas”
Similarly, The New York Times and Reuters, citing statements by UNRWA, also charged Israel with not providing any evidence of the UN agency’s systemic ties to terrorist groups.
These claims of Israel lacking evidence could have easily been disproven by the journalists who wrote the stories with a simple Google search of “UNRWA Hamas.”
This search would reveal publicly available Israeli government materials containing extensive evidence illustrating ties between Hamas and UNRWA, based on analysis conducted by the Israel Defense Intelligence (IDI), a branch of the IDF’s general staff. There are also analyses performed by UN Watch and Impact-se.
