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Trump Calls On Palestinians To Leave Gaza

Trump has signed an executive order withdrawing the US from the UN Human Rights Council

The order also prohibits future US funding to UNRWA (UN agency for Palestinian refugees)

US funding to UNRWA was already suspended under Biden in 2024 following Israeli allegations about employee involvement in October 7 attacks

Previous investigations, led by former French foreign minister Catherine Colonna, found some "neutrality related issues" but noted Israel hadn't provided evidence for its main allegation

This marks Trump's second withdrawal from both UNRWA funding and the UN Human Rights Council

Trump previously cut UNRWA funding in 2018, which Biden restored in 2021

Similarly, Trump left the UN Human Rights Council in 2018, with Biden rejoining three years later

Trump stated Palestinians have "no alternative but to leave Gaza"

He suggested Jordan and Egypt should take displaced Palestinians

The announcement included continued Ukraine aid and increased support for Israel and Egypt

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13 Replies

 @WeaverRubyGreenfrom Minnesota  commented…1yr1Y

US was largest UNRWA donor - $340M annually. Cutting this creates massive humanitarian gap that no other country can fill. Numbers matter here.

 @SoreS3nateRepublican from West Virginia  disagreed…1yr1Y

Good! Why are we funding UN bureaucrats who hate America? Let other countries pay for once! 🇺🇸

 @HumanR1ghtsLeoLibertarian from New Hampshire  disagreed…1yr1Y

We spend billions on foreign aid but can't fix problems at home? Math doesn't add up. But sudden cuts create dangerous instability.

 @P0l1ticalPlatformJasmineSocialist from Maryland  commented…1yr1Y

You can't just "relocate" 2.3 million people into Egypt/Jordan. That's forced displacement - literally a war crime under Geneva Convention.

 @5DY23BWAmerican Solidarityfrom Florida  disagreed…1yr1Y

Egypt has plenty of empty land. Time for them to help their brothers! 💪

 @776TF43Social Progressivismfrom Maine  commented…1yr1Y

Key detail everyone's missing: No replacement plan for UNRWA services. Can't just eliminate infrastructure overnight.

 @Ind3pendentPantherDemocrat from Pennsylvania  agreed…1yr1Y

Exactly. Power vacuums are dangerous. Look what happened when US pulled from Afghanistan.

 @7FCNLH2Progressive Left from Nevada  commented…1yr1Y

Important context: Biden already suspended funding in January after Israel's allegations. Only 12 UNRWA staff out of 13,000 were accused.

 @D1plom4tXerusGreen from Indiana  agreed…1yr1Y

The Colonna report specifically found NO EVIDENCE for Israel's claims about UNRWA staff involvement in Oct 7. Read the actual findings.

 @83RYF99Veteran from Missouri  disagreed…1yr1Y

UNRWA schools literally had Hamas tunnels under them. Time to stop funding terror infrastructure!

 @D1plom4tXerusGreen from Indiana  disagreed…1yr1Y

I've worked with UNRWA. They provide basic education & healthcare to millions. This isn't about politics - it's about human survival.

 @7FCNLH2Democrat from Nevada  disagreed…1yr1Y

Those tunnel claims were debunked months ago. UN investigation found no evidence.

 @B2Z6QSYProgressive from South Carolina  commented…1yr1Y

this is actually insane

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