Canada should place the blame for the humanitarian situation in Gaza where it rightly belongs — on Hamas — rather than chastising Israel

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SDEROT, Israel — On Monday, Israel’s parliament overwhelmingly passed two laws dealing with UNRWA, the acronym for the euphemistically titled United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which self-promotes as a humanitarian organization devoted to the well-being of Palestinian refugees.

Decades ago, when it was founded, that may have been truer. Today, UNRWA is a farce that’s controlled by Hamas and other interests, which openly advocate for the destruction of Israel.

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This has been well-chronicled over a long period of time. Among UNRWA’s mandates, for example, is the operation of schools for Palestinian refugees.

At every stage of their schooling, Palestinian children are taught to hate Jews and Israel, which is presented as being an illegitimate state that stole their ancestral land. They learn that to kill Jews is the highest calling and brings honour to their families and nation. The curricula used by UNRWA — and paid for by western countries, with Canada being one of its most generous benefactors — promotes extreme violence and blind hatred.

Anyone suggesting that such........

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