AOC Defends UN Gaza Relief Group Despite Organization’s Ties to Hamas’ Terror Attacks

The New York congresswoman says the president should restore funding for the UN Palestinian relief agency known as Unrwa.

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Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Chile's leftist president, Gabriel Boric, at Santiago, Chile, August 18, 2023. AP/Esteban Felix

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is calling on President Biden to reverse his decision to temporarily pause funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which was recently uncovered to be employing those who participated in the October 7 attacks in Israel. 

“Cutting off support to @Unrwa — the primary source of humanitarian aid to 2 million+ Gazans — is unacceptable,” she wrote on X. “Among an organization of 13,000 UN aid workers, risking the starvation of millions over grave allegations of 12 is indefensible. The US should restore aid immediately.”

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