All contact between Israeli officials and the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) will end in three months from Monday, when Israel’s parliament passed a bill banning the organization, according to the published law.
Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, voted Monday to ban the nearly eight-decade-old United Nations agency that provides essential services for Palestinian refugees, a move that could have devastating consequences for millions of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation.
The Knesset passed two bills; one barring UNRWA from activity in Israel, and another banning Israeli authorities from any contact with UNRWA – revoking a 1967 treaty that allows UNRWA to provide services to Palestinian refugees in areas under Israel’s control.
The 1967 treaty will expire within seven days of the bill’s passing, as Israel’s foreign minister makes the UN aware of its intention to terminate the treaty, according to the published law.
