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Fast Money & Foreign Objects
Absolutely without question but I would wager that almost every other program doesn't have terrorists in their ranksIt almost certainly is, but I think corruption and mismanagement happens a lot with almost any long running aid program.
Just look at the American Red Cross for quick and easy example.
Ironically, a lot of blame here goes to countries donating aid maybe not doing their active due diligence.
Maybe reform will be possible or even better maybe it won't be necessary
Realistically what mechanisms can be put in place to protect UNRWA when an Islamic Extremist organization like Hamas controls the territory they're supposed to serve? The wiki has a pretty jarring timeline of events related to Hamas.
I found this interesting
James G. Lindsay, a former UNRWA general counsel and fellow researcher for Washington Institute for Near East Policy published a report for WINEP in 2009 in which he criticized UNRWA practices.[citation needed] One of his conclusions was that UNRWA is not ousting terrorists from its ranks:[124]
UNRWA has taken very few steps to detect and eliminate terrorists from the ranks of its staff or its beneficiaries, and no steps at all to prevent members of organizations such as Hamas from joining its staff. UNRWA has no preemployment security checks and does not monitor off-time behavior to ensure compliance with the organization's anti-terror rules. No justification exists for millions of dollars in humanitarian aid going to those who can afford to pay for UNRWA services
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