Hamas backers replace Gaza's teachers

Jerusalem Post Wednesday 27th August, 2008

The ruling Hamas movement on Wednesday replaced hundreds of striking teachers with its own supporters, purging Gaza's education system of its political rivals and deepening its control of the coastal ...

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