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Taxpayers’ Union Welcomes New Zealand Joining EU & International Partners In Pausing UNRWA Funding
The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming the Prime Minister’s announcement that New Zealand’s latest round of UNRWA funding is being suspended pending the results of a UN inquiry.
Commenting on this, Taxpayers’ Union spokesman, Jordan Williams, said:
“Overnight reports from the Wall Street Journal suggest that 10% of UNRWA staff have connections to Hamas and other militants. Kiwi taxes have been directly funding terrorism.
“The decision to join our international partners including the European Union in pulling the plug on UNRWA pending investigation was the right one.
“Funding can now be reallocated to New Zealand’s other partner organisations working in the region including the Red Cross and World Food Programme. Kiwis expect our foreign aid budget to be spent working for peace, not fuelling the conflict.”
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