When it comes to genocide and Palestine, the world is — deliberately — getting its priorities wrong

As Israel’s ban on the UN Refugee and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) looms closer, the language used by officials deals more with possibilities than realities. The reason, it seems, is to give Israel enough of an advantage in carrying out its genocide, while Palestinians remain trapped by the atrocities that the international community refuses to halt. For example, last year US President Joe Biden signed an agreement – allegedly temporary – banning US funding for UNRWA for a year. A recent report by Axios, however, notes that the outgoing Biden administration has warned the Trump administration transition team that “there could be a humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza if Israel bans UNRWA from operating. “We wanted them to know … Continue reading When it comes to genocide and Palestine, the world is — deliberately — getting its priorities wrong