US EditionIsrael Strips UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees of Diplomatic Immunity
The law bars utilities and banking to UNRWA sites in Israel amid allegations of Hamas ties among staff and permits expropriation of two Jerusalem properties.
- On Monday, the Knesset passed a new law tightening restrictions on UNRWA operations, cutting utilities, banking, and communications to facilities linked to the agency.
- Citing sources, lawmakers said about 10% of UNRWA staff are affiliated with Hamas, while UNRWA denied widespread staff ties.
- The amendment to the October 2024 law clarifies that the term "contact" now includes banned services and permits expropriation of two leased properties in Jerusalem without legal proceedings.
- The new restrictions cut electricity, water, gas and telecommunications to UNRWA facilities and require financial institutions to cease services to its employees, while Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner-General, condemned the law as `outrageous` citing an International Court of Justice advisory opinion.
- Bill sponsor MK Limor Son Har-Melech said the law restores Israeli sovereignty, while some Israeli officials accused UNRWA of involvement in the October 7 attacks.
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GV WireIsrael strips UN agency for Palestinian refugees of diplomatic immunity
Israel’s parliament passed new legislation Monday formally removing diplomatic immunity from the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, part of an ongoing Israeli crackdown against the body.
Knesset tightens restrictions on UNRWA operations in Israel
A new law cuts utilities, banking and communications to all facilities linked to the agency. By Batya Jerenberg, World Israel News The Knesset passed a new law Monday that drastically tightened the screws on UNRWA operations in Israel to help force the discredited body to leave the country. The law, passed 59-7, prohibits the provision of basic services to any of the organization’s facilities. No electricity, water, gas, or telecommunications ca…
Israeli Knesset officially passes law to cut electricity and water to UNRWA offices in O. Jerusalem
The Israeli Knesset has officially passed a bill to cut off electricity and water from the offices of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Occupied Jerusalem, and the law goes into effect immediately.
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