Unravelling UNRWA

Israeli Elections

I spoke wirh Duki Dror, the director of Unraveling UNRWA a probing and scrupulous documentary that dives into the history of the relief agency founded to aid Palestinian refugees in the wake of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and how it evolved to become an organisation at the centre of global scrutiny.

In the wake of October 7 massacre and explosive allegations implicating UNRWA staff in kidnappings, Israel severed legislative ties with the agency amid Gaza’s deepening humanitarian crisis.

Drawing on historical and political perspectives, insider’s testimony, and archival footage, this documentary traces UNRWA’s 75-year evolution bringing its organisational dysfunction into focus and asking urgent questions about its legacy and future. (0:31-29:52)

Gideon Rahat is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, a Senior Fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute and an International Fellow at the Center for the Study of Democracy at the University of California, Irvine. 

His research fields are comparative politics and Israeli politics. His interests include political parties, electoral reform, the personalization of politics and candidate selection methods.  He is a co-editor (together with Shlomit Barnea, Chen Friedberg, and Ofer Kenig) of the book Reforming Israel’s Political System.

With Israeli elections less than a week away we look at the candidates, discuss the state of play with the possible result being suggested by the polls and consider the main issues that are influencing Israelis. (29:57-57:40)

I spoke wirh <a href="https://zpdryj.clicks.mlsend.com/gr/cl/v2.k1.sjjOuJaMbMeaNi_wHqz3tdvRN9fBKHDoVmWfBpGk-Ha7ixoUqK-iRdpKKl29f9Vim-wzD3M5p2dFkhM5W3rEIPQRDaX7y5ErVYJFD5gQeHeDtqUU5h2I3Cv0HDsHGe9UjzdvsBqoEx6G05UkJQxRxnVT0QruFu5oH4O9ZdyX3gMcw2cdsLB9e9hVNCw-SKuYpxslABTTe1XmAyWglvHJHVxZfYyUvROeV4Qt_Quftdqt0N_P" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-link-id="201894673363502788" data-linkindex="3">Duki Dror</a>, the director of <a href="https://zpdryj.clicks.mlsend.com/gk/cl/v2.k1.GrGZBeaSXpznJtxsOSe7YcfdBz7oop2e50Kp8TDmcNZVIQDA-omC11iRUGeaCbAhVdePMcTae42_gzcEEsc0Bv1a4nWdVnuxVWIq97HYxmryA07eDHOVKW5vtNnQmgbBmLFJuaG5KypEp27mNpymdRMwRZIuvSzIHTbY1Vx4IjGskdBolm5PyP9cMM-W_yAD9IpJfsmf18vfdQeUGg8ToyWZQ0tA8loC_81MhaJ2LVKnl1aVWCIR8A" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-link-id="201894673369794248" data-linkindex="4">Unraveling UNRWA</a>&nbsp;a probing and scrupulous documentary that dives into the history of the relief agency founded to aid Palestinian refugees in the wake of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and how it evolved to become an organisation at the centre of global scrutiny.
In the wake of October 7 massacre and explosive allegations implicating UNRWA staff in kidnappings, Israel severed legislative ties with the agency amid Gaza&rsquo;s deepening humanitarian crisis.
Drawing on historical and political perspectives, insider&rsquo;s testimony, and archival footage, this documentary traces UNRWA&rsquo;s 75-year evolution bringing its organisational dysfunction into focus and asking urgent questions about its legacy and future. (0:31-29:52)
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Gideon Rahat is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem,&nbsp;a Senior Fellow at the <a href="https://zpdryj.clicks.mlsend.com/gp/cl/v2.k1.ZaVrhVHbE571IEgTvOs2YNmLayQROJ7DgZlWIAPKbYd7oB6fE6MFWf4jG4OJsW-T6SkkPTw2B3upO3XsL3macgB4jWm6493y2E-zIbhKsBgyAXpxdidsLwXeg7SYwidSwxQ8V5nq-wr1KwdFIQGOYSy27wPBdT6EgA6clpupcJEOSwKTrdi4-AMVdabs-wXc6QJpSVadzRlyPtjpaxP0IGXm8XZnPb8iUKUTDEqPDNHC" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-link-id="201894673387620046" data-linkindex="7">Israel Democracy Institute</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;an International Fellow at the Center for the Study of Democracy at the University of California, Irvine.&nbsp;
His research fields are comparative politics and Israeli politics. His interests include political parties, electoral reform, the personalization of politics and candidate selection methods. &nbsp;He is a co-editor (together with Shlomit Barnea, Chen Friedberg, and Ofer Kenig) of the book <a href="https://zpdryj.clicks.mlsend.com/gr/c/v2.k1.XuB-d7MRrIl0mIQ7bbI4Q__aMCI7D-IjAHHKP1rdv_WTzsUfoPCr5kPA3fWDZk552B7XkFECEkcQJINJ_2t9JvHg6U4NKNEf9hQhLKFbvpjJId8N5Rj03uQ3GERx9iMVQG55J3I82MGjfm2kJswns3J309P7U-6Wck8ngaCip4rQUkw2w3pB7I4y6jr6iuk65hnl348cq59o2gE9DDQs72QS9Cqb4a19Eib7eA33BeH3kyp3s92VbR3kT_y30CyQsB0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-link-id="201894673392862929" data-linkindex="8">Reforming Israel&rsquo;s Political System</a>.
With Israeli elections less than a week away we look at the candidates, discuss the state of play with the possible result being suggested by the polls and consider the main issues that are influencing Israelis. (29:57-57:40)

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Unravelling UNRWA (Duki Dror), Israeli Elections (Prof Gideon Rahat)