UNRWA deletes tweet glorifying Lod Airport Massacre terrorist, blames “unauthorized access”

.@UNRWA backs Ghassan Kanafani, spokesman of PFLP terror group when it perpetrated 1972 Lod Airport Massacre, killing 26—17 Christian pilgrims from Puerto Rico, a Canadian citizen & 8 Israelis—and injuring 80. Why do EU, UK, Germany & Canada fund UNRWA? https://t.co/7dXIuJsBll pic.twitter.com/QDMW5z3lVe — Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) December 24, 2018 In a rare move, UNRWA, the UN refugee agency for Palestinians that is largely funded by EU states, deleted a tweet after a watchdog group protested that the post glorified a man who served as spokesman of the PFLP terrorist group when…

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