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US Scraps UNRWA's legal immunity in US court

[TheJC] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the reversal of a Biden-era policy that gave legal immunity to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).

In a letter to Analisa Torres, the judge presiding over a case in New. York against UNRWA, the DOJ withdrew its provision for legal immunity and even suggested that the agency had been founded unlawfully.

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if only this had been done 30 or so years ago

Now is the past of the next generation. Finally — finally! — the right thing is being done.

DOJ tells SDNY that Biden administration was wrong to argue that UNRWA was immune to Alien Tort Claims Act suit in the USA over UNRWA role in October 7 massacre. (Simon Tov v UNRWA, No. 1:24-cv-04765.) pic.twitter.com/u6JwmqHgJQ
— tedfrank (@tedfrank) April 25, 2025

And another thing:

Huge breaking: In a major reversal of the Biden admin’s position, the Trump DOJ now says @UNRWA has no immunity from U.S. lawsuits—opening the door to massive claims by Hamas victims.

The DOJ also questions whether UNRWA was legally created in the first place 🧵 pic.twitter.com/hSOghcvJeA
— Eitan Fischberger (@EFischberger) April 25, 2025

Posted by: Lord Garth 2025-04-26

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