{"id":14830,"date":"2024-01-30T00:50:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T00:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/30\/white-house-defends-unrwa-amid-terrorist-allegations-dont-impugn-the-whole-agency\/"},"modified":"2024-01-30T00:50:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T00:50:19","slug":"white-house-defends-unrwa-amid-terrorist-allegations-dont-impugn-the-whole-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/30\/white-house-defends-unrwa-amid-terrorist-allegations-dont-impugn-the-whole-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"White House defends UNRWA amid terrorist allegations: \u2018Don\u2019t impugn the whole agency\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"paywall has-gated-overlay gated-article-body\">\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-title\">Join Fox News for access to this content<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-gating-subtitle\">Plus get unlimited access to thousands of articles, videos and more with your free account!<\/div>\n<div class=\"message error hide\"><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal\">By entering your email, you are agreeing to Fox News Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. To access the content, check your email and follow the instructions provided.\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">White House national security spokesman John Kirby called for a thorough investigation into Israel\u2019s terrorism allegations against UNRWA employees on Monday, but also said the allegations shouldn\u2019t taint the whole organization.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Kirby made the statement during a Monday press conference at the White House. Reporters pressed Kirby about Israel\u2019s claims that at least 13 UNRWA employees in Gaza participated in the Oct. 7 massacre in Israel.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Do you have any reason to believe that that might have been more widespread \u2013 that there could be that later indicates that it was beyond those 13 people?\u2019 a reporter asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I haven\u2019t seen any information that affirmatively makes that case, that it\u2019s more than that 13,\u2019 Kirby responded. \u2018That\u2019s why an investigation is so dang important here so that you can look at the scope of the problem set.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But you\u2019ve got 13,000 UNRWA employees. You have 13,000 of them in Gaza alone, and as I said last week, let\u2019s not impugn the good work of a whole agency because of the potential bad actions here by a small number,\u2019 he continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I am not dismissing the seriousness of the allegations against those employees,\u2019 Kirby clarified. \u2018And whether there\u2019s gonna be more that will be found, hopefully the investigation will give us more insight.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on countries to continue funding UNRWA despite the news. The U.S. and a growing list of other countries have temporarily halted funding for the agency. Israel released evidence showing that at least a dozen of the organization\u2019s employees in Gaza had participated in the massacre of 1,200 Israeli citizens by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018While I understand their concerns \u2013 I was myself horrified by these accusations \u2013 I strongly appeal to the governments that have suspended their contributions to, at least, guarantee the continuity of UNRWA\u2019s operations,\u2019 Guterres said in a statement on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has not announced a timeline for resuming funding to UNRWA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>This post appeared first on FOX NEWS<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Fox News for access to this content Plus get unlimited access to thousands of articles, videos and more with your free account! Please enter a valid email address. 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