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February 27, 2017

The U.S. Should Insist That the UN Treat Palestinian Refugees Like All Others

A self-perpetuating bureaucracy that shields terrorists and teaches hate.

According to recent estimates, there are fewer than 50,000 living Arab refugees from Israel’s 1948 War of Independence, but the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)—an organization dedicated solely to the needs of Palestinians—caters to a population of over five million, composed of any descendants of the original refugees on the male line including even their great-grandchildren. Much good would be done, argue Richard Schifter and Eric Rozenman, by ending UNRWA’s independence:

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