Swiss parliament votes to stop UNRWA funding over incitement to hate and violence
The lawmakers also voted to pursue funding of alternative aid groups | On Monday, the Swiss National Council, similar to the House of Representatives in the U.S. Congress, voted to immediately stop payments to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The motion was proposed by the conservative Swiss People’s Party member David Zuberbühler based on evidence of several UNRWA members also being members of Hamas and incitement to hatred and violence in UNRWA school curricula.