PA Minister of Social Development: “UNRWA is not an institution that provides services to the refugees, but rather a political symbol of the right of return”

PA Foreign Minister: “The refugees’ [political] rights are firm and do not wane with the passage of time.”

Donor countries should be concerned about what is happening with their money. The international community is giving UNRWA a billion dollars this year because it wants to solve the humanitarian needs of Palestinian refugee camps’ residents. However, contrary to the goals of the donors, the PA insists that UNRWA is a political organization serving the political goals of the PA and the PLO.

The PA Minister of Social Development Dr. Ahmed Majdalani recently told UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarone:

 “UNRWA is not an institution that provides services to the refugees, but rather a political symbol of the right of return… UNRWA is the basic political address for the right of return and self-determination for the Palestinian refugees.”

[Al-Quds website, Oct. 27, 2021]