interference with UNRWA’s functions and programs, and it conditioned and restricted the Agency to the political will of donor states. 5. The attack on UNRWA is both recurrent and politically-motivated Explanation (5)12 It is beyond doubt that the escalating attack on UNRWA can be associated with the so-called Deal of the Century. In truth, however, the Agency’s liquidation is associated with UNRWA’s embodiment of international responsibility for the issue of Palestinian refugees. Terminating UNRWA is a persistent and long-term political project of both Israel and the USA. The USA realizes that the elimination of UNRWA by a UNGA resolution is largely impossible, or at least unattainable under the current circumstances. Therefore, the USA has scaled up its effort to thwart UNRWA’s budget and services as a way to transform it into a disempowered and ineffective agency, as it did with the UNCCP. The fact that the USA has cut off UNRWA funding, and at the same time called on Arab states to fund it, can only be understood as a scheme to evade international responsibility for the issue of Palestinian refugees and IDPs and their rights by transferring this responsibility to Arab states. The administrative and financial crisis UNRWA is facing is an outcome of an organized and full-fledged political strategy, in which the USA, Israel and their allies are using a set of measures to transform UNRWA into a defunct, ineffectual agency. 12 Ibid. See also BADIL, "US Administration decision completely flouts the Inalienable Rights of Palestinian People", 4 September 2018, available at: http://badil.org/en/publication/press-releases/87-2018/4894-pr-en-040918-28. html; BADIL, "UNRWA’s Essential Services under Threat", 28 June 2018, available at: http//:www.badil.org/en/publication/press-releases-87-2018/4876/ pr-en.280618-19-html; BADIL, "Our return is no a dream; it is an internationally recognized right, Open letter", 20 May 2018, available at: http://www.badil.org/ en/publication/press-releases/87-2018/4867-pr-en-200518-15.html; BADIL, "A strategic approach rather than mere reactions is required to address the aggressions against UNRWA", 19 January 2018, available at: http//:www.badil.org/en/ publication/press-releases-87-2018/4842/pr-en.190118-01-html 13