Critics Claim UN and NGOs Profit from Ongoing Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

The commentary contends that the United Nations and a network of large NGOs function as a profit-driven cartel that relies on the Israel-Palestine conflict to justify their existence. It highlights that the General Assembly and Human Rights Council issue more condemnations of Israel than of countries such as Iran, North Korea, Syria, Russia and China, a disparity documented by UN Watch. The piece describes UNRWA’s extensive workforce—over 30,000 staff region-wide and more than 13,000 in Gaza—and alleges that Israeli hostages were detained in UNRWA facilities, while Israeli forces have found weapons concealed in UN-branded aid.

NGOs including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch are portrayed as using selective human-rights campaigns to secure funding, while downplaying larger genocides in places like Syria and Yemen. The author also references Secretary-General António Guterres’s statements on Gaza casualties and a fact-check noting higher death tolls elsewhere. The article ends by urging the United States to cease its $10-18 billion annual contributions to the UN and to explore a new organization limited to stable democracies.