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Supporting UNRWA, We Keep The Conflict Alive,’ Swiss Foreign Minister Declares After Visit to Jordan
Palestinian employees of UNRWA in Gaza City demonstrate against the US decision in Jan 2018 to cut contributions to the agency. Photo: Reuters / Mohammed Salem.In an unexpected departure from the international consensus in support of UNRWA — the UN body that sustains the descendants of the Palestinian refugees of the 1948 War of Independence — Switzerland’s foreign minister has stated that continued funding for the agency without the reform of its mandate is perpetuating the Palestinian conflict with Israel.“Today [UNRWA] has become part of the problem,” Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis told a group of Swiss journalists as he flew home from an official visit to Jordan on Thursday. “It provides the ammunition to continue the conflict. For as long as Palestinians live in refugee camps, they want to return to their homeland.”Cassis continued: “By supporting UNRWA, we keep the conflict alive. It is a perverse logic, because actually everyone wants to end the conflict.”The foreign minister said his interest in UNRWA’s future had been triggered by the US announcement in January that it was withholding $65 million out of a $125 million aid package earmarked for the agency.In Cassis’ view, the US was taking “a big risk: millions of Palestinians could take to the streets.”“When all UNRWA states refuse to provide funds, a machinery which provides stability breaks down,” he said. “This is a risk that Switzerland cannot afford — different from the US, perhaps.”But he also argued that sustaining UNRWA in its present form — a policy that goes back to the agency’s formation in 1949 — no longer made sense for the international community. “Instead of supporting UNRWA schools and hospitals, we could support Jordanian institutions to promote the integration of Palestinian refugees,” Cassis suggested.Saying that it was “unrealistic” for the 5 million Palestinians registered with UNRWA to “return” to what is now Israel, Cassis also questioned whether it was correct to refer to this population as “refugees,” a legal designation.“The word ‘refugee’ in this case no longer corresponds to the meaning we attach to it,” Cassis remarked. “We speak of third-generation families who live not in actual camps but in cities. Most have a Jordanian passport. I wanted to visit the camps to get an idea why we still talk about refugees.”In what might be seen as another departure from protocol, Cassis was also disarmingly frank about the attractions of Europe from the vantage point of the conflict-ridden Middle East.“We are neither at war nor are we affected by economic sanctions. We trade goods and services worth more than a billion francs every day,” the foreign minister reflected, in answer to a question about Swiss economic negotiations with the EU. “But we are so spoiled by our prosperity, by the peace, that we realize too seldom how lucky we are.”
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50 Comments
5 years ago
The conflict will never end. Get used to that fact. At best Israel and the Palestinians will enjoy a cold peace of sorts
like Israel has with Egypt today but never anything of substance because and only because the Palestinians will not and cannot recognize Israel’s rights to existance in that area. They can’t and won’t give up the lies that the Koran perpetuates. It’s is that simple. As long as Israel remains strong it can withstand the pressures that are inevitable when dealing with Islam. The problem is Islam and not a territorial dispute.
5 years ago
Reply to
Paul Jorsky
True, the Arabs’ original purpose for their jihad was to “unite” the other nations of the world under a single Caliphate.
5 years ago
Reply to
R. Arandas
Yep, that way they can fight each other to determine WHO is a real m u s l i m and who follows in M o h am-mad footsteps. Apparently, this is very important to the c u l t of d e a t h.
Never mind about the Sciences and human enrichment/enlightenment, one must follow
a stone age culture.
5 years ago
Reply to
Vlad
WWIII is already begun…It’s been going on since it was declared five years before 9/11. The actual document can be read here: So it’s been a 22 year war and it is a Holy War. The problem is Islam is winning the war because the ‘would be Crusaders’ have been squashed by their respective governments from raising any armies against the invasion! Not only that, they cannot even voice their opinions about the enemies occupying their lands. It’s actually a coup d’état of western democracies, by a few secret elite forces, to be replaced by Islamic sharia law under oppressive Islamic caliphates. Say goodbye to progress and welcome your digression back to medieval times. Oh, don’t get me wrong…technology will still be held by those in power, as will weaponry, but the masses will be unarmed and forced into a form of slavery, not seen since before the Magna Carta was signed, by their new Islamic masters…call it neo-Feudalism.
5 years ago
Reply to
Paul Jorsky
Islam and territory do go together. Islam plants a mosque, the Umma grows around that mosque and it becomes their every expanding land. Islam is the perfect vehicle for conquest. It is a lengthy process but the BOMB is in the Islamic population growth, i.e. polygamous marriage, and Islamic shariah law. No-go zones are ever-expanding zones. New mosques are popping up like mushrooms after a spring rain.
5 years ago
Reply to
Shuali
There will NEVER, EVER be lasting peace with Israel.
A seven year peace agreement will someday be reached but it is a FALSE peace agreement. It is also called Daniel’s 70th week in the Old Testament. Half way through it will be broken.
That is Biblical prophecy.
I’m betting my life on the Bible being true!
D
5 years ago
Reply to
Shuali
This ” conflict ” is about to go into overdrive. The level of violence will escalate dramatically and will involve many Islamic countries coming together to fight Israel. It is not just the Palestinians who refuse to recognize Israel’s right to exist. Many Islamic countries leaders have declared their desire to see Israel wiped out and this ” Jerusalem as capital ” issue will be the catalyst to their attempts. Yes they are strong, but this will be no walk in the park.
Not sure what you mean about islam not being a territorial dispute. Their ultimate goal is a world wide caliphate – territory is very important to them, but that is not what defines them if that is what you mean
5 years ago
Reply to
James Jones
The conflict may have a territorial component to it and this may be part of the Islamic prerogative or it may be resource based. However, that being said, my view is that the conflict between Israel and Islam is, in microcosm, an epic battle between theocratically driven societies and secular industrial societies.
The best way to look at the overall situation is to measure what the result of domination by theocratic Islam has had on the Muslim populations themselves. Those populations are what we term oppressed, really oppressed. It seems to be a no-brainer whether we look at Shia or Sunni populations…..the intent of Islam is total domination wherever it is instituted.
The medieval mindset that dominates the world of Islam will not offer any real competition to Israel, the USA and other countries in the realm of technology.
I agree with you that this will be “no walk in the park”. However, the secular, industrial material driven societies will eventually prevail. Of course there is a distinct danger that Islam will become the official religion in some Western countries such as Sweden, the UK and so on. When that happens and the Muslims gain control of the resources and technology of those countries including nuclear capabilities, we then have a very serious situation to deal with.
Muslim countries that have been, even for a short time secular such as Turkey and Iran will not easily return to theocratic domination and that is another facet to this epic battle.
5 years ago
Reply to
SHUALI
I’m not sure Turkey ever didn’t enforce islamic blasphemy and heresy laws. Furthermore, Jews and Christians were ALWAYS subject to persecution by the Turkish muslums. Church bells may not be rung in Turkey, nor the shofar publicly sounded and repairing ANY churches or synagogues requires a lengthy, frustrating process to receive permission to do so, which is sometimes denied.
5 years ago
Reply to
IzlamDownpressesHumanity
Turkey has been caught shipping arms to the ‘palestinians’ , along with Iran .
5 years ago
Reply to
Shuali
Good comment Richard. However I can’t see how we can strike soon and decisively in a way that would deal with the problem. As I am not a prophet, I can’t predict what the outcome will be. That being said it seems that initially those Muslim countries that are or have been progressive might pave a way for the future. As I said in my comment I look to Iran and Turkey as potential problems for the theocratic rulers and their medieval mindset.
Also Saudi Arabia might come about and join the modern world. They surely see that the age of oil is about to end and they need to modernize quickly. This will, of necessity, involve tearing a few pages out of the Koran. Perhaps they are up to it.
America along with Israel and perhaps the VISEGRAD countries are the only hope at present. My real concern is who will lead the USA after DJT has completed his stint? There is no one like him around.
5 years ago
Reply to
Shuali
This guy is delusional if he thinks everyone wants the conflict to end. Yes, the Israelis would love it to end, but the Muslims are obsessed with annihilating Israel, and if they achieve that (which they won’t) then they’ll just start a new conflict with Christians, then other Muslims.
5 years ago
Reply to
caliroxanne
You have hit the nail on the head Caliroxanne! Violence is a way of life for Muslims and the lifeblood of the Koran. The most oppressed people on Earth are those that live under the yoke of Islam.
5 years ago
Reply to
Shuali
Give then Syria . And do as partition was done to India round up the islamites and play them the movin on song 24 hrs/day , maybe throw in the boll weevil tune and the big rock candy mountain
5 years ago
Jordan is supposed to be moderate Muslim, so what’s up???
5 years ago
Reply to
mudpuppy
Yeah, the Palestinians are there brethren yet they don’t want them in Jordan.
5 years ago
Reply to
Paul Jorsky
They really do seem to be the same people, even their flags are near-identical:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Uy2jpMqNnio/TGXBbxskcNI/AAAAAAAAAS4/CPcKKapCP8g/s320/flags-1.jpg
5 years ago
Reply to
Paul Jorsky
Why blame Islam ? If the dumb infidels are stupid enough to support it
they deserve what they get.
Like Brits/Europeans and Americans who go to get finest fecal diversity cuisine in muslim run restaurants like these http://bit.ly/2snziZ8
LOL !
5 years ago
Reply to
Paul Jorsky
All of them are Arabs, many simply descendants of those who invaded the Levant in 636/637 AD, so they should be advised to go back Arabia. The descendants of those who were driven from their land by the Romans have returned to their land, so now it’s the Arab’s turn to get out of land their miserable forebears so brutally took over.
5 years ago
Reply to
Rob Porter
Some are also mixed descendants of the people who were already living there, some of whom were captured and violated before being converted to Islam.
5 years ago
Reply to
R. Arandas
No doubt true, but they were forced to convert and then identified as Arabs, so unfortunately they need to migrate.
5 years ago
Reply to
Paul Jorsky
The ruling house of Jordan is of Saudi origin and ran theMecca concession until the House of Saud takeover in 1924. Both ruling houses have a healthy fear of the Palestinian mob.
5 years ago
Reply to
mudpuppy
At one point the PLO had established terrorist camps/bases in Jordan to launch cross border raids into Israel — which the Jordanians didn’t mind and forced Israel to invade Jordan to put a stop to it. The constitution of Jordan expressly forbids Jews from being citizens AND owning property:
https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/2015/05/allowed-but-unwelcome-the-jews-of-jordan/
5 years ago
Reply to
mudpuppy
Look up Black September Jordan. The PLO crapped in the Jordanian nest and those “moderate” Jordanians killed a bunch of them before kicking the rest out. The Palestinian Arabs are the bottom of the Arab septic tank and that’s saying a bunch…
5 years ago
Reminds me of ‘out of work’ coal miners in Illinois who haven’t been in a coal mine in 30 years. Being a ‘Palestinian refugee’ is like being an out of work slide rule salesman.
5 years ago
What’s to like? Once you’re infested with them, they’re supposed to be free to mug your female relatives while they hide theirs away in a sac, glom together, build mosques where some nurture mayhem, screw up your politics. Only a good deal for an emasculated dotard. Even imported cockroaches are a better deal.
5 years ago
From the river to the sea – renounce ISLAM to be truly free!!
5 years ago
Reply to
R. Arandas
From the sewer to the gutter
All palestinians can do is utter
“death to Israel”
gaza is a living hell
They curse themselves and each other.
5 years ago
Long past due: Instead of funding UNRWA, USA should use the money it would have given UNRWA only to help Gazans relocate to other countries. Half want to leave.
Also, Hamas leadership needs to be expelled (can go to Qatar to join the rest or be assassinated.)
5 years ago
Reply to
Mahou Shoujo
Mahou, don’t be sooo bloody horrible.
Not even the Swiss deserve such a punishment.
BUT, yes, completely DEFUND the UNRWA and any other “Nation” that supports terrorism.
5 years ago
Reply to
Vlad
When politicians talk stupid, they should be forced to deal with the results of their ignorance.
5 years ago
Jordon doesn’t want the Palestinian refugees integrated in their country either.
Why doesn’t another MUSLIM country integrate them in their country? Why should the U.S. give them ANY money?
Why aren’t Muslims charitable with fellow Muslims?
.
5 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
But they are. Muslims give other Muslims money to blow up other Muslims
5 years ago
Reply to
Rob Porter
🙂 Good answer :-), but instead of “money” give them unstable dynamite or whatever they use.
It’s poetic justice when stuff’s blowing up prematurely..
5 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
Because they use the Arabs to stir up conflict and grief. Since when did Muslims every demonstrate ‘charity’?
5 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
They aren’t charitable among themselves because they hate each other almost as much as they hate Israel and the US…
5 years ago
Very good to hear. Thank you Switzerland. Jordan has vast stretches of land that could accommodate these “Palestinians”.
5 years ago
Why aren’t Arabs with their free oil money not taking care of them? We should not have to contribute a dime. This smells of an economic disaster for the entire world. FREE money everywhere!!!
5 years ago
Reply to
Alleged-Comment
Saudi Arabia said they didn’t want them as they were ‘too much trouble’ so that is what their own kind think of them. The dummies in the West think that with money, love, excuses and PC the ‘too much trouble’ crowd can be won over…….dream on!
5 years ago
Reply to
Alleged-Comment
Why? Because the oil rich Arab countries know that sentimentality stupidity grips much of the West and its bleeding hearts can’t wait to get suckered into paying for Arab layabouts whose ‘job’ is protesting, building tunnels into Israel, talking lies, propaganda and utter crap, living utterly useless lives and hating. These people are nothing more than Muslim oxygen thieves.
5 years ago
When one does this for an alcoholic or drug addict they are called enablers. The abuser is never forced to face the consequences of their life choices and thus isn’t inclined to clean up. Cut off all support, do it today…
5 years ago
Switzerland is a nasty, evil little country that hides behind the image of clean little mountain villages, chocolate and watches. Their wealth comes from blood money both today and historically! The Swiss are anything but neutral when it comes to anything Israeli and Jewish; they’ve supported every anti-Israel proposition that’s come their way. If the world would get serious about solving much of the planet’s problems, Swiss banks would be the first target. Swiss banks are the engines that drive global corruption, crime, terrorism, 3rd-world thuggery, etc.
5 years ago
Reply to
caliroxanne
Well, that’s your opinion and you are allowed to have whatever opinion you want.
Politicians and “the People” are NOT necessarily the same!
D
5 years ago
This refreshing. I hope this kind of thinking will gain momentum.
