UN Demands Release of Worker Who Aided Hamas, Labels Beersheba an Arab City

The UN’s Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) sent a letter to Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, requesting the release of Waheed Abdallah Borsh, a UNDP worker arrested in July for illegally diverting millions of dollars of humanitarian relief to Hamas. In the letter, the UN specifically referred to the Israeli city of Beersheva by an Arabic name.

Hamas: Vote for Us or Burn in Hell

Khaled Abu Toameh

For Hamas, the upcoming election is an opportunity to consolidate its power and extend its control from the Gaza Strip to the West Bank.