(July 23, 2026 \/ JNS)\n <\/p>\n
The United States would be banned from making donations to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency under legislation that Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) introduced on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor more than 23 years, I have been sounding the alarm on UNRWA and its longstanding record of antisemitism and Jew-hatred,\u201d stated Smith, co-chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism.<\/p>\n
\u201cUNRWA is one of the chief drivers of conflict between Palestinians and Israelis, and the United States government should play no part in supporting or financing this hate-filled organization\u2019s operations,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
Smith, who introduced similar legislation in the last Congress, said that UNRWA has a long history of using antisemitic rhetoric and distributing antisemitic materials.<\/p>\n
\u201cUNRWA is antisemitic from top to bottom,\u201d he stated. \u201cThrough its textbooks and materials praising terrorist groups and condemning the Jewish people, this organization teaches Palestinian children to hate Jews, essentially functioning as a child soldier factory.\u201d<\/p>\n
Agencies and people that receive humanitarian assistance from UNRWA through other agencies would not be cut off from U.S. funds as long as \u201cthe secretary of state certifies to Congress that such agencies or entities do not promote, espouse or affiliate with entities or individuals that promote violence, terrorism or antisemitism, or employ individuals who do the same,\u201d the bill states.<\/p>\n