Why is Israel targeting key UN agency UNRWA in Gaza? | The Listening Post

Israeli intelligence accuses a UN refugee agency of collusion with Hamas – and the media take it at face value. Israel has for years been claiming that the United Nations refugee agency (UNRWA) is in cahoots with Hamas. The latest allegations – which coincided with the International Court of Justice’s order for Israel to prevent genocide – bear the hallmarks of a distraction tactic. So far, the media have taken the bait. Contributors: Diana Buttu – Palestinian lawyer Tal Mimran – Former Israeli government adviser Abdaljawad Omar – Academic, Birzeit University Kenneth Roth – Former executive director, Human Rights Watch On our radar Last month, a New York Times investigation carried Israeli allegations of sexual violence by Hamas during its October 7 attacks. Meenakshi Ravi explains why that story is being called into question. Germany’s ‘Palestine exception’ to free speech Historical guilt and the stifling of pro-Palestinian dissent in Germany. C