(Jerusalem Post) Seth J. Frantzman - While many have condemned the Israeli Knesset decision to block the activity of UNRWA in areas under Israeli control, what is most interesting about UNRWA is that it exists at all. It began its work in 1950 to provide relief and work programs for the hundreds of thousands of Arabs who had fled the fighting in British Mandate Palestine and areas that became part of the State of Israel in 1948. UNRWA was created to thwart the establishment of Israel. It took a significant portion of the Palestinian population under its wing as a kind of state in the making for Palestinians. UNRWA camps served as the foundation for the majority of Palestinian political and militant and terrorist activities. Many refugee camps became known as bases of various groups and gunmen, and the rejection of Israel's existence comes primarily from the UNRWA camps. This means that UNRWA was organized to destroy Israel and use the refugees as the main engine of this destruction. The concept of UNRWA is to keep Palestinians dependent, living in refugee camps generation after generation, while using its young men as foot soldiers to fight Israel. Winding down the camps and having the people live normal lives could have potentially resulted in peace.
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