Thread by @HillelNeuer

In which UNRWA teachers like 28-year-old Ahmed actually complain about how they can no longer express themselves on social media in support of Hamas terrorist attacks against Jews, due to pressure on the agency brought on by the reporting of UN Watch.
electronicintifada.net/content/unrwa-…

"'I used to express my support for the Palestinian resistance through Facebook, especially during the previous three Israeli attacks on Gaza.'

After his employment with UNRWA began, however, Ahmed said he was effectively silenced."

"So intense has the oversight become that he is thinking about deleting all his social media accounts in case he simply can’t restrain himself in the future."

“I cannot express my frustrations about current events in Jerusalem, the West Bank and even on the last Israeli onslaught on Gaza,” said Ahmed.

"In August, the pro-Israel UN Watch—whose main purpose seems to be to attack UN bodies for any alleged bias against Israel—accused 22 UNRWA employees of online hate speech.

The agency then suspended and launched an investigation into 10 employees.

It’s had a chilling effect."

"One of Ahmed’s colleagues was one of the 10 suspended from UNRWA due to posts supporting the Palestinian resistance during the recent Israeli war on Gaza.

“Every time I want to express my thoughts on current events, I remember what happened to my friend & stop myself,” he said.

"Salma, a 33-year-old UNRWA science teacher, has become inactive on social media. Many of her colleagues have deactivated their social media accounts or created fake ones. They fear talking about the Palestinian cause or against UNRWA’s policies inside their schools."

“People have envied me my salary. But they don’t know how humiliated I feel.”

“This agency, which should defend our rights, instead controls me. I’m forced to stay silent about politics and away from any national activities to keep my job,” said Salma.

“We fear even protesting the policy.” Salma said. “This was my dream job. It’s become a nightmare.”

"Suhail al-Hindi, former UNRWA union head, was pushed out in 2017 after the agency learned he was affiliated with Hamas. But he has no regrets. 'I didn’t feel sorry for the loss of a job that cancels the identity of UNRWA employees. I cannot be separated from my cause,' he said."

And here's our report that reportedly has now silenced 28,000 UNRWA teachers and other staffers who can no longer use social media to publicly glorify Hitler, spread antisemitic conspiracy theories and celebrate the murder of Jews.

unwatch.org/report-un-teac…