Humanitarian Aid
“Pro-Hamas” Amjad Al-Shawa, Key NGO Figure for International Aid in Gaza, Appointed to Lead Technocratic Committee in Gaza
According to media reports, Hamas has agreed to appoint Amjad Al-Shawa – “a pro-Hamas” figure and a key NGO official in the sphere of international aid in Gaza – as the head of a new technocratic committee that will administer civil affairs in Gaza as part of the US-brokered ceasefire.
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Anti-Israel NGOs Manipulate Israeli Humanitarian Visas: Analysis and Recommendations
Instead of focusing on traditional humanitarian assistance, some NGOs with humanitarian visas prioritize one-sided political advocacy, exploiting the access granted by Israel.
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NGOs and UN Agencies Funded Through UN OCHA-oPt’s Billion-Dollar “Flash Appeal” on “Hostilities in Gaza and Israel”
On October 12, 2023, UN OCHA-oPt launched the “OPT Flash Appeal,” seeking $294 million “to address the most urgent needs of 1,260,000 people in the Gaza Strip (Gaza) and the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, for three months.”
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Professor Gerald M Steinberg Speaks to Kan News on Humanitarian Aid to Gaza
Professor Gerald M Steinberg speaks about how humanitarian aid to Gaza needs to be phased oui.
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NGOs Bolster Hamas’ Human Shields Strategy and Cynical Manipulation of Humanitarian Evacuation
Many NGOs that claim to promote human rights, humanitarian principles, and international law have condemned Israel for the evacuation warning. This campaign is not only aimed at diverting attention from the barbaric Hamas slaughter of 1,500 Israelis, but also bolsters and enables Hamas.
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UN OCHA-oPt: Exploiting Humanitarianism to Advance Political Warfare
The Israel, West Bank, and Gaza branch of the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA-oPt) executes the UN’s regional humanitarian response plan, facilitating and providing donations to dozens of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). As opposed to other OCHA branches around the world, OCHA-oPt prioritizes one-sided political advocacy in place of traditional humanitarian assistance.