US envoy condemns UNRWA at donor conference, says ‘well past time to break this cycle’

US diplomat brands UNRWA a 'subsidiary of Hamas', demands nations cut all ties

At a UN pledging conference, US envoy Jeff Bartos demands nations stop funding UNRWA over Hamas ties.

US envoy condemns UNRWA at donor conference, says ‘well past time to break this cycle’

Jeff Bartos, U.S. representative for U.N. management and reform, criticized the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East during the agency's annual donor conference on Tuesday, urging member states to stop funding what he described as a terror-compromised organization.“Another annual pledging conference for UNRWA. Same speeches,” Bartos said. “Same condemnation of Israel. Same failures to condemn Hamas.”The conference…