Member of Knesset Sharren Haskel (Likud) reported, Monday evening, that the Inter-Parliamentary Union rejected by a majority vote an initiative of Arab states on funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency after intense activity by her and Member of Knesset Nachman Shai (Zionist Union) at the IPU conference.

Writing on Twitter, Haskel said, "Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany and Britain voted against the absurd proposal. In Europe they are starting to internalize: UNRWA = humanitarian cover for terrorism and education for violence and hatred."