Aid workers accused of taking part on 7/10 attack on Israel - appalling !

I saw the 10% links to militant organisations for UNWRA workers. I imagine its not surprising, working in Gaza and seeing the conditions. I don't condone supporting terrorists at all but easy to see why they might feel sympathy seeing the images of children on tic toc and X and in real life. We see that in the UK people quickly join in with supportive chanting, support for the Houthis. So much hatred and anti semitism against people who have nothing to do with Israel, live here in the UK and are Jewish.

Mediation and a neutral government for gaza seem unlikely at present with the Hamas stranglehold on everything

According to UNWRA statement yesterday:
In a statement on Sunday, he said: "Of the 12 people implicated, nine were immediately identified and terminated by the Commissioner-General of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini; one is confirmed dead and the identity of the two others is being clarified."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68127544

I'm assuming it contains the 3,000 teachers in a Telegram group. UNwatch has combed through the group posts and found about a dozen posts. I linked to the author of the report and his evidence on the 27th, in this thread.

The actual article is subscription only so couldn't read it

In case this got last in my last post, the Wall Street Journal, which is presumably considered a reliable source, is reporting that intelligence states around 10% of UNRWA workers are linked to militant groups:

It is important to investigate concerns further, in an open and transparent way. If Hamas does run some of the necessary services -eg references to Hamas health run services, it would make sense for some interaction with UNRWA?

Yes I do question random info - obviously not every single one as I'd have to spend my whole life here to do that!

So maybe not add to it - that's all

Thread after thread in this section is full of random tiktok and instagram links taken as unquestionable truth - did you pull them up similarly?

The Wall Street Journal is now reporting that around 10% of UNRWA staff have links to militant groups:

https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1751928193609609617

So where are these people now? Are they imprisoned in Israel?

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2024/01/28/exp-chris-gunness-guest-seg-012804aseg2-cnni-world.cnn

The IDF got the confessions.
Torture may or may not have been involved. How the heck could you find out.

Is it true these confessions came from torture?

Indeed. So much dis-information and mis-information.

So maybe not add to it - that's all

The thing is, things are being investigated. Already staff are being investigated whilst suspended. People on these threads spread all sorts of news and information both against Hamas, the IDF, the US, so why is information sharing on UNWRA any different.

Seriously? Fox News and some other online anti-UN organisation?

As I say I'll wait for a reputable fact-checker

Fox News https://www.foxnews.com/world/un-teachers-celebrated-oct-7-attack-praised-hamas-terrorists-heroes-telegram-channel-watchdog, quoting UNwatch, but added:

"The U.K.-based Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se) issued a 123-page report in November accusing UNRWA teachers of having "publicly celebrated the October 7 massacre and other Hamas attacks on their social media accounts."

Looking up IMPACT-se, this is the first thing that comes up https://www.impact-se.org/unrwa/
"With this damning report, documenting support for the October 7 Massacre among UNRWA teachers and other staff members, IMPACT-se uncovers evidence of the connection between the content of textbooks taught in UNRWA schools and the atrocities committed on October 7, reflecting years of hate-teaching in these schools. The report shows that to date, at least fourteen teachers and staff at UNRWA schools have publicly celebrated the October 7 massacre and other Hamas attacks on their social media accounts. One UNRWA teacher in the school system in Gaza, Sarah Alderawy, posted a video clip on the day of the massacre showing Hamas terrorists roaming the Israeli streets with rifles while shooting at Israeli cars and rocket attacks in Israel. Over half of Gazan school students attend UNRWA schools. The report further reveals that at least 100 Hamas members committing the terror attacks are graduates of UNRWA’s education system, whose textbooks include content that encourages antisemitism, glorifies violence and promotes militant"

IMPACT have published reports prior to Oct-7 highlighting problems within UNRWA teaching materials: Review of UNRWA-Produced Study Materials in the Palestinian Territories
"IMPACT-se’s extensive research of PA school textbooks has consistently shown a systematic insertion of violence, martyrdom and jihad across all grades and subjects, with the proliferation of extreme nationalism and Islamist ideologies throughout the curriculum. Yet, it is this material that is taught in UNRWA-run schools throughout the Palestinian Territories of the Gaza Strip and West Bank as well as Jerusalem. Our research shows that UNRWA, as a UN organization, knowingly produces and teaches material in its Gaza Strip and West Bank schools that are rife with problematic content that contradicts stated UN values. Although UNRWA has claimed in the past that it has devised a methodology to isolate and address problematic content it has not demonstrated how the issue is addressed. UNRWA’s lack of transparency to address such problematic issues make it impossible to evaluate the effectiveness of any efforts it claims to have made. Updated Research of post-November material shows hate remains. " Original report was Jan 21.

Why do you think that this 'story' hasn't been picked up [after weeks] by a reliable source like BBC Verify or other reputable fact-checkers?

There's a public archive of the Telegram messages:

IDK but spreading these 'stories' is best done after the investigations and verification?

They’re corrupt read up on it. Seems are some naive on here

They are investigating. Things will come out in Time. Videos are out there showing what's happening.

Or perhaps a reliable verified source for this 'story'?

UNRWA appear to have a large number of staff that have praised 7/10. Videos show staff teaching hatred, shown on other threads, allegedly a small number of staff took part in 7/10. The organisation does need a good look at itself with these separate issues. Who knows what is going on. This could be tge tip of the iceberg.

Perhaps an alternative organisation take over aid distribution at the moment. And needs to get in and distributed fairly

Not tiny but extremely biased source - as was the twitter acc posted yesterday

It may or may not be true - however the 'story' has been around for a few weeks now and hasn't been verified or reported by a reliable source