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Journal still can't confirm January story about UN agency for Palestinians (www.semafor.com)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Linkerbaan to c/news

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In January, The Wall Street Journal made an explosive claim: Quoting “intelligence reports,” the paper reported that not only had 12 members of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, or UNRWA, taken part in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, but 10% of the relief agency’s 12,000 workers in Gaza had ties to militant groups.

The New York Times on Jan. 28 had published a detailed story about 12 workers who aided in the Oct. 7 attacks, followed by the Journal’s broader piece about UNRWA staff’s alleged links to Hamas — a one-two punch that had an immediate impact on the agency. More than a dozen countries including Germany and Britain froze funding to UNRWA, stalling a total of $450 million. It was a massive scandal that put the organization, the main conduit for aid to Gaza, on the defensive.

But months later, the paper’s top editor overseeing standards privately made an admission: The paper didn’t know — and still doesn’t know —whether the allegation, based on Israeli intelligence reports, was true.

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[–] ralphio 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I remember this one. The "intelligence dossier" was just the same claims Israel was making publicly without additional evidence. Now maybe it's all true, but clearly most media outlets implied there was stronger evidence than actually existed. UK's Channel 4 was the exception.

Original Channel 4 video which shows the actual dossier which is just a list of the people Israel was accusing: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tqG2yeF_4sg

[–] Linkerbaan 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The Colonna report found there was no evidence to the israeli claims.

Israel gave no evidence UNRWA staff linked to ‘terrorism’: Colonna report

Report from former French foreign minister finds Israel has not backed up claims it made against refugee agency operating in Gaza.

Which really makes you question why Wall Street Journal and New York Times published their headlines after seeing the israeli report.