ABSTRACT
An unpleasant truth, often overlooked, is that although war is a great evil, it does have a great virtue: it can resolve political conflicts and lead to peace. Uninterrupted war would certainly have caused further suffering and led to an unjust outcome from one perspective or another, but it would also have led to a more stable situation that would have let the postwar era truly begin. If the United Nations helped the strong defeat the weak faster and more decisively, it would actually enhance the peacemaking potential of war. United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)was built on the model of its predecessor, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Agency, which operated displaced-persons' camps in Europe immediately after World War II. The UNRWA was established immediately after the 1948-49 Arab-Israeli war to feed, shelter, educate, and provide health services for Arab refugees who had fled Israeli zones in the former territory of Palestine.
