UN agency rejects anti-Semitism allegations in Israeli film
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The UN agency for Palestine
refugees on Thursday "categorically rejected" allegations made in a film
released by an Israeli filmmaker that the agency promoted anti-Semitism
and incitement to violence in its summer camps, a UN spokesman said
here.
"The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said it conducted a lengthy and detailed investigation into the film, called 'Camp Jihad,' which it said is grossly misleading," UN deputy spokesperson Eduardo del Buey told reporters at a daily briefing.
"The agency said that the filmmaker concerned has a history of making baseless claims about UNRWA, all of which it has investigated and demonstrated to be patently false," del Buey said.
The UNRWA expressed its regret at the damage the film has caused to the UNRWA and the UN.
The UN agency is committed to fostering human rights and tolerance, and teaches these values through the curriculum in its schools, said del Buey.
Established by the UN General Assembly in 1949, the UNRWA is mandated to provide assistance, protection and advocacy for some 5 million registered Palestinian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the occupied Palestinian territory. It is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions from UN member states.
"The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said it conducted a lengthy and detailed investigation into the film, called 'Camp Jihad,' which it said is grossly misleading," UN deputy spokesperson Eduardo del Buey told reporters at a daily briefing.
"The agency said that the filmmaker concerned has a history of making baseless claims about UNRWA, all of which it has investigated and demonstrated to be patently false," del Buey said.
The UNRWA expressed its regret at the damage the film has caused to the UNRWA and the UN.
The UN agency is committed to fostering human rights and tolerance, and teaches these values through the curriculum in its schools, said del Buey.
Established by the UN General Assembly in 1949, the UNRWA is mandated to provide assistance, protection and advocacy for some 5 million registered Palestinian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the occupied Palestinian territory. It is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions from UN member states.
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