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UNRWA Commisioner-General Karen Koning AbuZayd. (Reuters) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 19:35 19/11/2007 UNRWA: New Israeli restrictions curtailing aid to Palestinians By DPA Tags: West Bank, Gaza Strip, UNRWA  The Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), Karen AbuZayd, on Monday warned that new restrictions Israel planned to impose on the West Bank could force the agency to curtail its humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territory. "I fear that increased restrictions on humanitarian workers and supplies will inevitably bring about a further decline in our ability to deliver services," AbuZayd told a press conference in the Jordanian capital of Amman ahead of a meeting of host and donor countries of Palestinian refugees. " Advertisement If access, already badly curtailed, is further reduced, the scaling down of humanitarian assistance and a reduction in the quality of these services will be unavoidable," she said. The UNRWA chief said that she had been notified by the Israeli authorities of "a new regime they intend to implement in the West Bank that would have far-reaching consequences." "The cornerstone of this new regime is the establishment of six terminals in the West Bank through which humanitarian workers and materials will have to pass," she added. AbuZayd told the meeting that UNRWA was facing an "exceptional crisis" in the Gaza Strip and at the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon, which she said had been devastated by the armed conflict between the Lebanese army and a radical Islamist group this summer. In an opening address, Jordanian Foreign Minister Abdul Illah Khatib said that it was imperative for the Middle East conference, scheduled to be held at Annapolis, Maryland later this month, to discuss core issues - Jerusalem, refugees, settlements and frontiers. "We are at a crucial cross-roads which prompts us to snatch this historical opportunity by assisting Palestinians and Israelis to conduct serious negotiations," he said. Related articles: UNRWA chief: Blockade on Gaza is fueling support for extremists Ban: Internal Palestinian clashes harming UN efforts in Gaza Strip Israel asks UNRWA to expand its humanitarian program Bookmark to del.icio.us Not quite Balfour Arab-Israeli Balad party to vote on whether to accept Israel as a Jewish state. Jews saving the world A documentary examines Judaism's connection to vegetarianism and activism.   1.   UNRWA: COMMISIONER,S NAME IS ABU ZAYD:IT,S A JOKE !! 20:17  |  S.Lampa 19/11/07   2.   UNRWA and the JEWS.........! 20:22  |  Joe 19/11/07   3.   The most parasitic and most pampered people in the World,pals 21:06  |  Absolute Sweden 19/11/07   4.   #2 Joe 21:11  |  Deborah 19/11/07   5.   Israels goal 21:43  |  Natallie Durson 19/11/07   6.   Nazi Collaborators criticize victims 21:49  |  One state solution 19/11/07   7.   UNRWA should have been abolished many years ago. 21:52  |  Fawaz 19/11/07   8.   #1/ racial profiling... don`t believe anything from Goldstien? 21:54  |  one state solution 19/11/07   9.   why should the UN pay for goods? let the occupier pay 22:29  |  Sarah 19/11/07   10.   Israel is helping Hamas with a free pass on living conditions 23:46  |  Pablo B 19/11/07   11.   civilians should not be the ones to suffer 23:56  |  roberta 19/11/07   12.   Natallie Dumson: here`s my strategy 00:13  |  Richard S 20/11/07   13.   # 7 Fawaz ...and helped perpetuate the myth 00:14  |  Lynn 20/11/07   14.   # 9 Sarah.. on the poor Pals 00:16  |  Lynn 20/11/07   15.   UNWRA is one of the problems 00:16  |  Marc Dubey 20/11/07   16.   Sarah the ignorant 00:24  |  ChanahS 20/11/07   17.   ChanahS 16 Well said! 02:13  |  Free Gilad Shalit 20/11/07   18.   UNRWA a tool for the Islamists!!!! 09:14  |  Ben Uziel 20/11/07   19.   UNRWA Commissioner General`s name 14:19  |  Rony Adam 20/11/07

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