DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Among the many actions President Donald Trump took during his eventful first two weeks was ruling out any resumption of American funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency—again.
In his executive order announcing the decision, he noted, “UNRWA has reportedly been infiltrated by members of groups long designated by the Secretary of State (Secretary) as foreign terrorist organizations.”
That was the case when Trump halted funding to the Palestinian aid agency during his first administration.
It was still true when the Biden State Department reversed the policy in 2021. Leadership at the departments of State and Treasury knew that. As Protect the Public’s Trust revealed in 2023, documents showed that State officials were warned that there was “high risk” some of the $720 million they wanted to send UNRWA would…
