UNRWA - The Untold Story

Is UNRWA (the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees) a trustworthy humanitarian agency that stands resiliently against threats to stop its activity from helping unfortunate Palestinian refugees? Or is it an extended arm of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, partly to blame for the October 7th massacre? For too many years, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been incorrectly perceived. While the land-for-peace framework always seemed achievable on the road to a two-state solution, the core of the conflict is often overlooked. The insistence that Palestinian refugee status from the 1948 war is inherited, along with the demand for their return to Israeli territory, is the central obstacle. Perhaps unknowingly, UNRWA has become the vehicle to achieve this goal. Based on years of extensive research, the documentary reveals the origins of UNRWA, its projects, and its proximity to terrorist groups. Through original documents, rare archive footage, and interviews with respected historians, political analysts, UNRWA officials, Palestinian refugees, and Israeli politicians, the complexity of this issue becomes clear. This film weaves together past and present and is told through the perspectives of its main protagonists: Dr. Einat Wilf is a charismatic and articulate researcher driven by a relentless mission to put the facts about UNRWA in front of lawmakers. Scott Anderson, the head of operations for UNRWA in Gaza, is faced with a humanitarian catastrophe and the potential shutdown of his agency. They are just two of an impressive lineup of interviewees who together tell a disturbing and eye-opening story that has somehow escaped public attention.