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Executive Council of Australian Jewry defends Israeli dossier against UNRWA

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Bags of foodstuffs provided by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees  (AP Photo/John Minchillo)(AP: John Minchillo)

Britain's Channel Four news is reporting that there is "no evidence" provided in Israel's dossier that staff from the United Nations' Palestinian refugee agency had links to the October 7 Hamas attack.

The dossier, which Channel 4 claims to have seen, was circulated late last month, prompting nations like the U.S, the UK, Germany, France and Australia to suspend desperately needed funding for Gazans. 

30 Jewish community and business leaders sent a letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong last December alleging that UNRWA had a close association with Hamas and demanded the suspension of funding to the agency.

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Peter Wertheimn, co-Chief Executive Officer of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry

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