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Erdoğan's plan is merely about substituting jihadists hostile to him with ones friendly to him.
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Spotlight: The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
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On January 16, the Trump administration announced that it was withholding more than half of a scheduled $125 million installment of its annual contribution to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) until it makes unspecified reforms. Unfortunately, the problem of UNRWA is not so easily solved – Belgium has already pledged $23 million to make up for the shortfall, and others are sure to follow.
The Middle East Forum's staff and fellows have closely studied the pernicious impact of UNRWA on prospects for Israeli-Palestinian peace, with particular attention to its automatic extension of "refugee" status to descendants of Palestinians displaced in the 1948 war, residents of the West Bank and Gaza already living in their purported homeland, and those who have long since emigrated and assumed citizenship in other countries. See the selections at right for an introduction to the Forum's work on the issue.
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by Asaf Romirowsky & Alexander H. Joffe (Jan 22, 2018)
by Daniel Pipes (Jan 10, 2018)
by Gregg Roman (Jan 7, 2018)
by Asaf Romirowsky & Alexander H. Joffe (Jun 12, 2017)
by Clifford Smith (Sep 7, 2016)
by Asaf Romirowsky (Winter 2014-2015)
by Steven J. Rosen (Winter 2014-2015)
by Steven J. Rosen (Fall 2012)
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- Intellectually: Through the Middle East Quarterly, staff writings, lectures and conference calls, the Forum provides context, insights, and policy recommendations.
- Operationally: The Forum exerts an active influence through its projects, including Campus Watch, Islamist Watch, the Legal Project, the Washington Project, and the Shillman/Ginsburg Writing Fellowship Program.
- Philanthropically: The Forum distributes nearly $1.5 million annually through its Education Fund, helping researchers, writers, investigators, and activists around the world.
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