An Israeli military agency is demanding that the UN Relief and Works Agency fire a teacher at the head of its employee union, claiming that he was elected to a senior position in Hamas.
Suhail al-Hindi, a school principle in Jabaliya is accused by COGAT of “lying to the UN about his position” within the Hamas terror group.
“Despite the fact that UNRWA belongs to and is financed by the UN, it surprisingly allows employment of a senior member of a terrorist organization,” COGAT says in a statement. “Due to the severity of the situation, the head of COGAT, Major General Yoav (Poly) Mordechai called on UNRWA to terminate al-Hindi immediately.”
The statement also says Mordechai directly approached the UN on the matter.
In 2011, al-Hindi was suspended by UNRWA for three months after appearing at an event next to Ismail Haniyeh, then the leader of Hamas in Gaza. The Gaza teachers union called a strike at the time to protest the move.
Al-Hindi has repeatedly denied links to the group, which is the de facto ruler of Gaza.
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