Putting Our Money Where Our Morals Are

Among the abiding glories of British justice is, of course, the presumption of innocence for the right sort of people. Following its snap decision to suspend funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in the wake of Israel's evidence-free claim that UNRWA was a pawn of Hamas, Britain is unlikely to make a snap decision to restore the funding just because Israel's claim remains as evidence-free as ever. Some countries have subscribed to the Protocols of the Elders of Gaza and resumed sending money, but Britain is unlikely to follow their example because those countries do not include the USA. In any case, it appears that the Righteous State's accusations have already served at least part of their purpose, allowing collaborators to condone the targeting of UNRWA premises and personnel with, if possible, an even clearer conscience than before.