(New York Times) Patrick Kingsley - When the UN launched an investigation a decade ago into whether some of its employees in Gaza were members of Hamas, it was not long before a senior UN legal officer in the territory started receiving death threats. First there were emails. Then came a funeral bouquet, delivered with the legal officer's name. Finally, a live grenade was sent. The legal officer was evacuated. This is part of the back story to the current crisis embroiling UNRWA. Israel says UNRWA is a completely compromised organization that is too weak to protect against infiltration and needs to be replaced by a more neutral aid group. Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA's commissioner general, said Friday, "Our employees are part of the social fabric of Gaza and its ecosystem. And as part of the social fabric in Gaza, you have also Hamas."
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