The Commissioner General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has described succinctly all that is wrong in politics with regard to Palestine and Palestinian refugees, in a complicit manner, of course. In an interview with Reuters in January, Philippe Lazzarini made an appeal for UNRWA funding, stating that normalisation with Israel should not affect donors or donations. “You can have strong bilateral relations with Israel and be a strong supporter of the agency,” Lazzarini said. “Whatever rapprochement or ties [with Israel] should not have the slightest impact on your commitment and your solidarity with the Palestine refugees and your support to an agency like UNRWA. We should not be the proxy or by-product of any … Continue reading The compromised nature of humanitarian aid for Palestinian refugees