Israeli PM calls for dismantling of U.N. Palestinian refugee agency


  • World
  • Sunday, 11 Jun 2017

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem June 11, 2017. REUTERS/Ariel Schalit/Pool/File Photo

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Sunday for the dismantling of the U.N. agency that aids millions of Palestinian refugees, accusing it of anti-Israeli incitement and saying he had conveyed his message to the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

Adnan Abu Hasna, a Gaza-based spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), said Netanyahu was pursuing a "fantasy". The United States, Israel's main ally, was the biggest donor to UNRWA last year, pledging $368 million (288.78 million pounds).

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