CMEP Action Alert: Tell Congress to Protect Aid to Palestinian Refugees

Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) firmly opposes the withdrawal of U.S. humanitarian support from the Palestinians. Tell Congress humanitarian aid matters.
UNRWA offers medical, humanitarian, and educational support to over five million Palestinian refugees, in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon. In Gaza, UNRWA provides emergency food support to one million residents. As the primary financial supporter of UNRWA, the decision to significantly cut off aid will have an immediate and profound impact on the lives of some of the most vulnerable Palestinians. Already, UNRWA has been forced to lay off over 100 employees, including teachers and other aid workers in Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Jordan.
Cuts to aid to Palestinian refugees also threatens to destabilize the region and further foment violence. UNWRA General Commissioner Pierre Krahenbuhl writes, “The reduced contribution also impacts regional security at a time when the Middle East faces multiple risks and threats, notably that of further radicalization.”
Click here to take action today. Every Palestinian refugee deserves access to education, medical treatment, and emergency support. Tell Congress cutting humanitarian aid will not bring us closer to just, lasting, and comprehensive solution to the conflict in Israel-Palestine.