Taxpayers Shouldn’t Fund the U.N.’s Terrorism Accomplices

Before the 118th Congress expires, lawmakers must pass a stopgap government funding bill that is likely to preserve existing funding levels through to next March. The measure will provide the next GOP-led Congress with space to hammer out reconciliation bills dealing with the Republican Party’s many priorities — from extending the 2017 tax cuts, to border security, to domestic energy exploration and exploitation. But even though cobbling together a provisional spending bill in the few days left before lawmakers flee Washington is a chaotic process, one Republican priority should not fall by the wayside: stripping the U.N. Relief and Works Agency of funding.

Earlier this year, U.S. funding for the organization that allegedly handles Palestinian refugee affairs — and only Palestinian refugee affairs — was withdrawn until at least next March amid scandalous revelations surrounding the degree to which the organization had been infiltrated by Hamas operatives. Today, House Republicans are lobbying their colleagues to extend that funding pause before the end of the year.

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Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.

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Before the 118th Congress expires, lawmakers must pass a stopgap government funding bill that is likely to preserve existing funding levels through to next March. The measure will provide the next GOP-led Congress with space to hammer out reconciliation bills dealing with the Republican Party’s many priorities — from extending the 2017 tax cuts, to border security, to domestic energy exploration and exploitation. But even though cobbling together a provisional spending bill in the few days left before lawmakers flee Washington is a chaotic process, one Republican priority should not fall by the wayside: stripping the U.N. Relief and Works Agency of funding.

Earlier this year, U.S. funding for the organization that allegedly handles Palestinian refugee affairs — and only Palestinian refugee affairs — was withdrawn until at least next March amid scandalous revelations surrounding the degree to which the organization had been infiltrated by Hamas operatives. Today, House Republicans are lobbying their colleagues to extend that funding pause before the end of the year.

About the Author

Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.