Dismay over Finland’s muted response to Israel’s ban on UNRWA

THE MUTED RESPONSE of Finland to Israel’s decision to prohibit the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA) from operating on its “sovereign territory” has been met with dismay.

Timo R. Stewart, a senior researcher at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, stated to Helsingin Sanomat on Thursday that even the US, a staunch ally of Israel, has been more direct in expressing its concern about the decision.