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How a Telegram group of 3,000 UNRWA teachers in Gaza celebrated the October 7th Hamas massacre.
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Evidence Shows Widespread Support for October 7th Terrorists Among UNRWA Teachers in Gaza
Notwithstanding the repeated denials by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and its insistence that it has zero tolerance for hatred and antisemitism, UN Watch continues to find abhorrent antisemitism and support for jihadi terrorism by UNRWA staff on social media. This report details how UNRWA teachers in a 3,000-member UNRWA staff Telegram group cheered and celebrated Hamas’s October 7th massacre while at the same time asking when their UNRWA salaries will be paid. The UNRWA staff in the group shared photos and video footage of those events and prayed for the terrorists’ success and for Israel’s destruction, in clear violation of UN rules.
This is the latest in a series of reports on UNRWA staff antisemitism and incitement to jihadi terrorism which our research proves is systemic and widespread. Since 2015, UN Watch has exposed over 150 UNRWA staff Facebook pages that contain antisemitism and incitement to jihadi terrorism in blatant violation of UN neutrality. UNRWA’s typical response to our research has been to disparage our human rights organization and downplay the problem as reflecting just a few bad apples. The UNRWA Telegram group featured in this report completely eviscerates UNRWA’s denials and exposes the extent of UNRWA’s failure to do the bare minimum to address its staff’s neutrality violations.
Explore the Profiles of Exposed UNRWA Employees
Waseem Medhat Abo El Ula aka “A. Handsome,” Endorses Hamas Terrorism and Advocates Killing Israelis
Moreed Abdulaziz Issa aka “Moreed Issa,” Celebrates October 7th Attack
Weam Majdi Kalloub aka “Majdi Azzam,” Celebrates May 2021 Lod Pogrom
Ibrahim Ibrahim, Celebrates October 7th as “Blessed Day” and “Historical Moment”
Ibrahim Sami El Sultan aka “Ibrahim Sultan,” Celebrates Hamas October 7th Atrocities
Yaser, Denies Israel’s Right to Exist and Hates Jews
Abdallah Mehjaz, Amplifies Hamas Call to Gazans to Remain as Human Shields
Call TO ACTION
UNRWA is funded by hundreds of millions of dollars of state donations. Although final donor numbers for 2023 have not yet been published, in 2022 UNRWA received $344 million from the United States, $202 million from Germany, $114 million from the European Commission, $61 million from Sweden, $34 million from Norway, $29 million from France, $25 million from Switzerland, $24 million from Canada, $21 million from the UK, and $21 million from the Netherlands. In the context of this report we call on donors to do the following:
Demand that UNRWA implement its stated “Zero Tolerance” policy
Demand an independent and impartial investigation into antisemitism and incitement to violence at UNRWA
Demand that UNRWA explain the disparity in disciplinary action to different employees
Demand that UNRWA publicly disclose the records for its mandatory teacher training
Demand transparency into what action has been taken towards people identified in UN Watch's reports
Demand effective monitoring and controls to ensure UNRWA's neutrality
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