UNRWA nominated for Nobel Peace Prize even as workers accused of Oct. 7 killings, kidnappings

The controversial United Nations aid agency serving Palestinians in Gaza has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize — even as some of its staffers are accused of killing and kidnapping Israelis on Oct. 7. NY Post reporter Melissa Koenig shares this story.

Norwegian Labor MP Asmund Aukrust told a local newspaper Thursday that he nominated the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) “for its long-term work to provide vital support to Palestine and the region in general.

“This work has been crucial for over 70 years and even more vital in the last three months,” said Auskrust, who also serves as vice chairman of the Norwegian parliament’s foreign affairs committee.

The nomination for the iconic award comes as Norwegian officials are trying to persuade Western allies to reconsider their decision to cut funding to the agency over an Israeli dossier that surfaced last week describing how a dozen UNRWA employees — including several teachers — participated in the Hamas massacre in October.

Some of the staffers allegedly doubling as terrorists kidnapped and killed people, the Israeli damning probe said.

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