UnrwaUK pledges additional funding for controversial aid agency UnrwaDevelopment minister calls for ‘unimpeded aid access to Gaza’ ahead of visit to Israel and Palestinian territoriesBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
By Seth J. FrantzmanIf we want peace, Unrwa and Unifil must both be completely reformedThe UN needs to focus on preventing Hamas and Hezbollah rule. Only then can civilians live in peace in Israel, Gaza and Lebanon.4 min read
Donald TrumpStarmer raises Middle East stability in call with president-elect TrumpThe Prime Minister also met King Abdullah II of Jordan in Downing StreetBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
IsraelAn arms embargo on Israel would strengthen Netanyahu, Israeli politician warnsMerav Michaeli said women’s groups fell for ‘everything feminists have been fighting against’ after October 7By Lorin Bell-Cross5 min read
Sir Keir StarmerStarmer refuses to call Israel’s war in Gaza ‘genocide’Green co-leader Carla Denyer sought to pressure PM over description of Israel’s actions in GazaBy Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read
Sir Keir StarmerStarmer expresses ‘grave concern’ over Knesset Unrwa legislationMembers of the Knesset voted overwhelmingly to restrict the controverisal UN agency despite international pressureBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
David LammyLammy defends restoring funding to Unrwa in Labour conference speechForeign Secretary warns against further escalation in LebanonBy Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read
Chief Rabbi discussed ‘deep impact’ of Gaza war on the UK with Foreign SecretaryEphraim Mirvis had requested a meeting with the Prime Minister over reported anti-Israel shiftBy Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read||August 15, 2024 11:00
UN admits UNRWA staff involved in Oct 7 Hamas attack on IsraelThe UN has fired nine workers for being part of the terror attack on Israeli civiliansBy Rosa Doherty1 min read||August 5, 2024 19:35
Knesset advances bill to shut down UNRWA in Israel, declare it terror groupThe U.N. aid agency is "a fifth column within the State of Israel," said opposition lawmaker Yulia MalinovskyBy JC Reporter2 min read||July 23, 2024 15:22
PM describes ‘malign’ influence of Iran, calls Gaza situation ‘intolerable’Starmer defends the restoration of funding to Unrwa in ParliamentBy Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read||July 22, 2024 17:37
UK to restore funding to controversial UN Palestinian Agency UnrwaIsrael has accused several staff members of participating in the October 7 attacks on Israeli civiliansBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||July 19, 2024 11:31
Palestinian Authority should take over controversial Unwra, says Labour Friends of IsraelPro-Israel group recommended a short-term funding increase tied to reformBy Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read||July 17, 2024 16:46
Israel exposes 100 Hamas terrorists employed by UNRWAA letter from Foreign Ministry to UNRWA chief lists names of aid agency workers believed to be ‘active terrorists’By Eliana Jordan1 min read||July 12, 2024 09:49
Swathe of Labour MP hopefuls using ‘hardline’ pro-Palestinian messages to win votesCandidates put out social media posts in the colours of the Palestinian flagBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||June 20, 2024 15:44
Israel defends targeting UNRWA school after dozens killedAn Israeli military spokesman claimed they had launched a ‘precise strike’ against a Hamas compoundBy Felix Pope2 min read||June 7, 2024 14:51
