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Wednesday, February 5, 2025

UNRWA : Palestinians in Gaza, W. Bank, E. Jerusalem, Jordan, Lebanon

AP News (7:30 p.m. Eastern Feb. 4, 2025)

POTUS Trump announced Tuesday evening that he

will withdraw aid from UNRWA that provides aid, health

care, schooling, assistance to Palestinians who fled or

were expelled from their homes before and during the

1948 Arab-Israeli war that established the state of Israel,

as well as for their descendants.  Some 2.5 million

refugees in Gaza, W. Bank, E. Jerusalem and 3 million

more in Jordan & Lebanon.

DETAILS of that Executive order move taken the

same day as the visit of P.M. Netanyahu of Israel

to visit the Trump - Vance administration in D.C.

apnews.com/article/trump-un-human-rights-palestinian

refugees-israel

Trump also called for a review of UNESCO and the

level of support paid by the U.S. for the U.N. budget

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