Knesset Passes Law Cutting Power, Water To UNRWA Offices In Jerusalem – The Cradle
Knesset Passes Law Cutting Power, Water To UNRWA Offices In Jerusalem
The move escalates Israel’s campaign to dismantle the UN agency, immediately threatening essential aid services for 110,000 Palestinian refugees
Israel’s Knesset on 30 December formally approved legislation that immediately severs electricity and water to UNRWA offices in occupied Jerusalem, a punitive measure targeting the UN agency that serves over 110,000 Palestinian refugees in the city.
The bill cleared its final hurdles with 59 lawmakers voting yes and just seven opposing, according to Israeli Army Radio.
Under Israeli procedure, legislation needs three separate readings before becoming enforceable. This particular bill had initially passed in November before moving to the Foreign Affairs and Security Committee for additional scrutiny.
Israeli Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen defended the cutoff during the voting session, claiming the agency “provides a breeding ground for incitement and violence.”
The UNRWA “has no right to continue to exist,” Cohen insisted, before lashing out at Palestinian Knesset members who voted against the measure, branding them a “fifth column” – a term used to describe a clandestine group working to undermine something from within – and questioning their place in parliament.
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