The UN’s Palestinian aid agency, UNRWA, is banned as of today’s legislative deadline set by Israel. It must cease operation on Israeli land and within East Jerusalem. Hussein Ibish, a senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, explains the ripple effects of the ban and what it means for beleaguered Palestinian civilians in Gaza, especially.
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