US abstention on UNRWA vote a ‚regression to Obama-era policy,‘ pro-Israel officials warn – Biden administration opts to abstain from voting on a UN text demanding „compensation“ for descendants of Palestinian refugees as well as unlimited „right of return,“ a dramatic shift from the Trump administration. | israelhayom.com

The United States voted last week to abstain on a resolution concerning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), the UN’s agency that handles Palestinian refugees – part of several resolutions put forth in the UN General Assembly concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that largely targeted Israel for its treatment of Palestinians.