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2024-01-30 00:24:39 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6057A073B115D0989E61A51D9A8BEE8C3A66AADC4FF6B483750ED529B16D935E
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Original Note:
Contrary to OP's suggestion that UNRWA's employees who were found to be affiliated with Hamas are outliers, intelligence reports show that 23% of UNRWA’s male employees had ties to Hamas, which is much higher than average of 15% for adult males in Gaza. https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/at-least-12-u-n-agency-employees-involved-in-oct-7-attacks-intelligence-reports-say-a7de8f36#:~:text=The%20report%20said%2023%25%20of%20Unrwa%E2%80%99s%20male%20employees%20had%20ties%20to%20Hamas%2C%20a%20higher%20percentage%20than%20the%20average%20of%2015%25%20for%20adult%20males%20in%20Gaza%2C%20indicating%20a%20higher%20politicization%20of%20the%20agency%20than%20the%20population%20at%20large.
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