Brett Wilkins is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
As the United States doubled down on banning funds for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, Finland said Friday that it would resume contributions to the lifesaving organization in an implicit rebuke of unsubstantiated Israeli claims—reportedly extracted via torture—that staff members were involved in the October 7 attacks.
will also require annual bilateral discussions with Finland on how to improve the efficiency of risk management,' the minister added. 'It is of paramount importance to ensure that our money does not end up benefiting terrorism.' Led by the United States, more than a dozen nations including Finland suspended
funding also contained no concrete evidence of staff involvement in the October 7 attacks. U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen earlier this week called Israeli claims that , while other contributors including Saudi Arabia increased their donations. 'For the time being there is no alternative to funding until next March. On Friday, the House of Representatives voted 286-134 on a bill sanctioning
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