Arab and Muslim countries back Unrwa amid US terror designation threat

The foreign ministers of 8 Muslim and Arab countries issued a statement of support of the UN Agency for Palestinian refugees on Friday.

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, the UAE, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey and Qatar affirmed, “the indispensable role of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Unrwa in protecting the rights of Palestinian refugees and caring for their affairs.”

The statement follows a report by Reuters that the Trump administration has discussed slapping a terror designation on Unrwa.