The Guardian of London is reporting the Bush administration has blocked the reappointment of a top United Nations official working with Palestinians following a campaign by conservative and pro-Israeli groups. The UN official, Peter Hansen, headed the UN Relief and Works Agency. Hansen had infuriated the Israeli government when he publicly criticized the Israeli military’s practice of demolishing Palestinian homes. He also spoke out against the killing of children by indiscriminate Israeli gunfire hitting UN-run schools, and Israeli policies that have contributed to economic collapse and growing hunger among about 1 million refugees in Gaza. The Israeli government had described Hansen as a QUOTE “Israel hater.” The Guardian reports the World Jewish Congress and the America Israel Public Affairs Committee lobbied strongly against his reappointment.