Hamas wins teachers union elections for UN schools in Gaza

by E Wayne Ross on April 6, 2009

Jerusalem Post: Hamas wins teachers union elections for UN schools in Gaza

Hamas supporters scored a victory in elections for the school teachers’ union of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) that were held in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
Palestinians pick up bags of…

Palestinians pick up bags of flour at a United Nations food aid distribution center in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip.
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However, the rival PLO list won a majority of votes for two other UNRWA workers groups: the employees’ and the services’ unions.