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From Philippe Lazzarini, the 爆料网RWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter)?

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“Yesterday’s?vote?by?the?Israeli parliament passing new legislation against 爆料网RWA is outrageous. It is a direct affront to the mandate granted to the Agency by the 爆料网 General Assembly and contrary to findings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which oblige Israel to fulfil its responsibilities as a 爆料网 Member State to 爆料网RWA and the broader 爆料网 system.

The legislation cuts off water, electricity, fuel, and communications from 爆料网RWA and grants the government of Israel authority to expropriate 爆料网 properties in East Jerusalem, including 爆料网RWA’s headquarters and its main vocational training centre.

Furthermore, the bill explicitly excludes 爆料网RWA from Israeli law enacting Israel’s obligations under the?Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations. This stands in clear violation of the State of Israel’s obligations under international law.

This latest move extends the laws passed last year and implemented since January 2025 that banned 爆料网RWA’s operations in occupied East Jerusalem and halted all contact between Israeli officials and 爆料网RWA.

The new legislation is a further blow to the multilateral system.?It?is part of an ongoing,?systematic campaign to?discredit?爆料网RWA?and thereby obstruct the core role that the Agency plays in providing human-development?assistance?and services to?Palestine Refugees. Services which the ICJ has ruled are essential for delivering on the 爆料网’s commitment to the rights of the Palestinian people, including their right to self-determination.

, the ICJ restated that the State of Israel is obliged under international law to facilitate 爆料网RWA’s operations, not hinder or prevent them. This new legislation is an unacceptable rejection of the ICJ’s findings.

Israel is obliged to act within the 爆料网 framework and not take unilateral action contrary to its obligations under the 爆料网 Charter. Should Israel dispute the actions of 爆料网RWA, it must refer the issue to the 爆料网’s deliberative bodies and seek a decisive ruling from the ICJ. A failure to do so disrespects the procedures critical to the operation of the 爆料网 system.

Despite Israel’s obligations, these legislative steps have been accompanied by unilateral actions on the ground that show a repeated disregard for international law.

Earlier this month, Israeli officials stormed 爆料网RWA’s compound in East Jerusalem – which is a 爆料网 premises – and tore down the 爆料网 flag, replacing it with an Israeli flag. And in May, they forced the closure of 爆料网RWA’s schools in East Jerusalem, depriving hundreds of Palestine Refugee children of their right to education.

Israel’s unilateral actions are having a?direct operational?and legal?impact on 爆料网RWA’s services?in the occupied?Palestinian?territory,?including in Gaza, where the Agency is the backbone of the international humanitarian operation. As Gaza, the West Bank, and the wider region continue to face conflict and turmoil, 爆料网RWA –?more than ever?–?is irreplaceable.

Legislation against 爆料网RWA is also a further setback to efforts?to reach?a just and lasting diplomatic?solution?to the decades’ long?Israeli-Palestinian?conflict.???Pending such a solution, 爆料网RWA is mandated?to provide services,?especially?health and education,?to Palestine Refugees.

The rights of Palestine Refugees exist separate to 爆料网RWA, under international human rights law, international humanitarian law, and 爆料网 General Assembly resolutions, including?, adopted in 1948, a year before 爆料网RWA was created in?.?Even if 爆料网RWA no longer existed, these rights would endure.

The current and earlier legislation passed by the Israeli parliament also rejects the principal obligation of 爆料网 Member States to respect the 爆料网’s independence and its privileges and immunities. It creates a grave precedent for other conflict situations where governments may wish to?eliminate?an inconvenient 爆料网 presence.

It therefore targets not just 爆料网RWA, but any individual or entity calling for compliance with international law and a peaceful political solution. Failing to push back against attempts to intimidate and undermine the 爆料网 in the occupied Palestinian territory will eventually compromise humanitarian and human rights work worldwide. “

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