IfNotNow Responds to House Bill to Ban Funding for UNRWA

For Immediate Release
March 22, 2024

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In response to the U.S. House of Representatives passing a government funding bill that includes a ban on funding for the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), IfNotNow national spokesperson Eva Borgwardt released the following statement:

"It’s unsurprising that the GOP is driving forward a ban on funding for UNRWA — the primary organization providing humanitarian aid to Gazans on the brink of famine — while the Israeli military massacres and starves Palestinian civilians in Gaza with U.S. financial and diplomatic backing. And it’s unconscionable that so many Democrats are joining them.

Instead of banning funding for UNRWA, the US should restore its aid to Gaza and halt weapons transfers to the Israeli military."

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IfNotNow is a movement of American Jews organizing our community to end U.S. support for Israel's apartheid system and demand equality, justice, and a thriving future for all Palestinians and Israelis.