al Jazeera:
Condemnation as Israel raids UNRWA HQ in East Jerusalem, removes UN flag
The agency’s commissioner-general condemns raid as a direct violation of international law
Israeli police officers stand outside the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem [Ammar Awad/Reuters]
By Caolán Magee
Published On 8 Dec 2025
Israeli forces have raided the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in occupied East Jerusalem, seizing items and replacing the UN flag with Israel’s flag.
In a statement on X, the agency’s commissioner-general, Philippe Lazzarini, said Israeli police, accompanied by municipal officials, forcibly entered its compound in Sheikh Jarrah early on Monday morning.
“Police motorcycles, as well as trucks and forklifts, were brought in and all communications were cut. Furniture, IT equipment and other property was seized,” he said. “The UN flag was pulled down and replaced with an Israeli flag.”
UNRWA has not used the building since the beginning of the year after Israeli authorities ordered the agency to vacate all of its premises and halt operations inside Israel.
Lazzarini said this follows “months of harassment that included arson attacks in 2024, hateful demonstrations and intimidation, supported by a large-scale disinformation campaign, as well as anti-UNRWA legislation passed by the Israeli parliament in breach of its international obligations”.
Israel barred UNRWA from operating on its soil after claiming some employees had participated in the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023. UNRWA denied the allegations, while in October the International Court of Justice (ICJ) found that Israel’s allegations against UNRWA were unsubstantiated.
Still, Israel’s claims prompted the United States, historically UNRWA’s largest donor, to suspend funding.
UNRWA was forced to repatriate its international staff from Gaza and the occupied West Bank, severely limiting aid distribution at a time when Palestinians are facing extreme shortages of food and shelter amid Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.
***
Just an international hoodlum and murderer
Semua Ikut Undang2. Like what DBKL would do.
ReplyDeleteUNRWA receives BILLIONS in funding from UN Donor nations. But no money to bayar cukai?
Before the propaganda machine takes over and falsifies the situation, here is why
@UNRWA
is being kicked out of Jerusalem.
And rightfully so.
UNRWA does not pay its bills.
It has significant debts owed to the City of Jerusalem.
The Municipality sent the debt to Israel’s civil enforcement authority, which is fully empowered to:
• Garnish bank accounts
• Seize property
• Place liens on assets
@israelpolice
are on site to ensure security for municipal staff carrying out a lawful enforcement action.
International media are already spinning this as a dramatic “police raid.”
The reality: UNRWA failed to pay what it owes. And Jerusalem is enforcing the law like it would with any debtor.
nothing to do with rental - Shailoks just kicked UNWRA out of its dominion
DeleteAbove: UNRWA has not used the building since the beginning of the year after Israeli authorities ordered the agency to vacate all of its premises and halt operations inside Israel.
Lazzarini said this follows “months of harassment that included arson attacks in 2024, hateful demonstrations and intimidation, supported by a large-scale disinformation campaign, as well as anti-UNRWA legislation passed by the Israeli parliament in breach of its international obligations”.
Israel barred UNRWA from operating on its soil after claiming some employees had participated in the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023. UNRWA denied the allegations, while in October the International Court of Justice (ICJ) found that Israel’s allegations against UNRWA were unsubstantiated.
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
DeleteUNWatch staffed by shailoks
DeleteKT should open his eyes a little and stop being a pip squeak anti-semite. Grow Up.
DeleteUNWatch is respected by UN themselves. They are often invited to address the UN sessions. Here are some examples by Hillel Neuer.
https://youtu.be/35eEljsSQfc?si=HXxDoilaB-98dNvF
https://youtu.be/p9YcAEYr7Ww?si=OOMblJ2spOawF5wg
https://youtu.be/xfPV8ocFdOI?si=jSimUHAc8uCK9-5b
https://youtu.be/c7y1DFIfaIg?si=qEc0JGUpfriW07jU
So what?
DeleteMany deviled & crooked people have been addressing the UN sessions since its establishment!
Give the job of resettling to UNHCR. They have resettled 10s of millions all over the world. Chop Chop all done.
ReplyDeletecriteria r diffeenc, mfer!
DeletePalestinians ain't necessary aiming to migrate & settle in other countries.Palestinian
How about they just want to be Palestinians?
The Slogan "Free Palestine" was originally a Jewish Slogan, stolen by the Arabs after 1948 (like they stole Jewish land ha3).
ReplyDeleteThe Palestine Orchestra was founded in 1936, by Isaacs (not a single Arab musician).
The National Palestine Maccabee Soccer Team was formed in 1929 by Isaacs. All the players were Isaacs. No Mohammad Salah yet.
Palestine Airways - founded by an Isaac.
Palestine Electric Corporation (today Israeli Corp) - founded by an Isaac
The Palestine Post (today Jerusalem Post) - founded by an Isaac.
Even the Palestine Flag from 1939 is Blue and White with a Star of David, same as today's flag of Israel.
Best Proof: the word "Palestine" is foreign in the Arabic language. They don't have the "p" sound, but Bahasa Hebrew does.
After 1948 the Isaacs discarded the name because it was colonial (British, Roman) and used their own - Israel.
But the local Arabs did not have a name so they stole "Palastin".
But really it should be "Free Falastin" ha3.
Wakakakaka…talking about 黄鼠狼 去拜年 ！
DeleteThe zionists r a class above!
Nah, my fren Oren explains it better.
ReplyDeletehttps://youtu.be/0gEOYJerWZI?si=JAWA2xXIM2eXv3OH
it's good at selling rotten orange from zionist fart chsmber
DeleteMy neighbour didn’t pay cukai pintu for 10 years. DBKL raided with polis, broke his front door, entered and confiscated all his furniture. All Legal.
ReplyDeleteso?
DeleteThis comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
ReplyDeletecomment by a biased bloke:
DeleteAhmed Fouad Alkhatib
@afalkhatib
Proud American; Gaza native; pro-Palestine, pro-Peace, anti-Hamas & milit-occupation, Head of
@rfpalestine
; Senior Fellow
@AtlanticCouncil
; Term Member
@CFR_org
KT stop being a pip squeak bigot. Every comment on your blog (including yours) is biased.
Deletewow… this mfer DOESN'T know the difference between biased & pure propagandas!
Delete