Netanyahu Backs Trump on Palestinian Refugee Agency
- Says UNRWA ‘wants to destroy Israel,’ must be dismantled
- Palestinians suspect U.S.-Israeli ‘coup against peace process’
Trump’s Israel Policy and Its Impact on Peace
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the dismantlement of the United Nations agency that cares for Palestinian refugees, backing U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to cut funding unless Palestinians cooperate with his Middle East peace efforts.
Netanyahu accused the UN Relief and Works Agency of exploiting the plight of Palestinian refugees “in order to destroy the state of Israel,” according to a texted copy of his remarks at the opening of the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. “UNRWA must disappear from the world,” Netanyahu said.