In passing this law, Israel asserts its right to protect its citizens from an agency that, in practice, has bolstered those who seek Israel’s destruction. Italian voices wasted no time in reacting, with the Foreign Minister,

An overwhelming majority of the Knesset voted on Monday to outlaw the United Nations Relief and Works Agency aiding Palestinian refugees and their descendants, after some of its employees took an active part in the Oct. 7 attacks and holding Israelis hostage in Gaza.