Political Quotes

“first let me express my appreciation to the Senator from Nebraska. I will ask unanimous consent that a story from the Wall Street Journal on this very issue be printed in the Record. I would note that this story estimates that approximately 10 percent of UNRWA's staff in Gaza has links to the Hamas militants. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Intelligence Reveals Details of U.N. Agency Staff's Links to Oct. 7 Attack (By Carrie Keller-Lynn and David Luhnow) Tel Aviv.--At least 12 employees of the U.N.'s Palestinian refugee agency had connections to Hamas's Oct. 7 attack on Israel and around 10% of all of its Gaza staff have ties to Islamist militant groups, according to intelligence reports reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. Six United Nations Relief and Works Agency workers were part of the wave of Palestinian militants who killed 1,200 people in the deadliest assault on Jews since the Holocaust, according to the intelligence dossier. Two helped kidnap Israelis. Two others were tracked to sites where scores of Israeli civilians were shot and killed. Others coordinated logistics for the assault, including procuring weapons. Of the 12 Unrwa employees with links to the attacks, seven were primary or secondary school teachers, including two math teachers, two Arabic language teachers and one primary school teacher.…”