Germany’s CDU Calls for End to UNRWA Funding over Terror Ties

Germany’s CDU calls for end to UNRWA funding over terror ties

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Germany calls for an end to financial support for UNRWA, demanding stricter monitoring of aid to the Palestinian Authority and an immediate halt to donations.

Germany's CDU moves to end funds for UNRWA, tighten oversight of PA aid

(Feb. 23, 2026 / JNS) The largest political party in the German federal legislature is calling for an end to financial support of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, the global body’s Palestinian aid organization, according to Jüdische Allgemeine, the country’s national Jewish weekly newspaper. The Christian Democratic Union, led by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, unanimously approved a motion on Feb. 21 calling for stricter criteria for aid pay…