In reverse of a longtime stance, US says UN Palestinian refugee agency isn’t immune from lawsuits

Trump's DOJ says UN agency can be sued for Oct. 7 attacks, reversing Biden-era position

The Justice Department has said that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine is not immune from lawsuits for its alleged involvement with Hamas in the horrific Oct. 7, 2023.

In reverse of a longtime stance, U.S. says UNRWA agency isn't immune from lawsuits

The Trump administration's unprecedented decision allows families of October 7 attack victims to sue the UN agency, following Israeli allegations that some agency staff were involved in the Hamas rampage

US DOJ rescinds URNWA immunity over Hamas ties in the Gaza Strip

The letter reversed the position of the Biden administration, which stated that UNRWA was immune because the UN didn't waive immunity.

The U.S. Department of Justice informed the South District Court of New York this Thursday that the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has been stripped of its legal immunity.Read more]]>

In reverse of a longtime stance, US says UN Palestinian refugee agency isn't immune from lawsuits

The Trump administration has decided that the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees is not immune from being sued, reversing the U.S. government’s longstanding position that the organization was protected from civil liability.

US DOJ rules: UNRWA not immune from lawsuit over October 7 Hamas attacks

US Justice Department reverses its stance, declaring UNRWA is not protected by legal immunity in a case brought by families of victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre. The lawsuit accuses the UN agency of direct complicity in terror and fraud.