Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen criticized Israel’s accusations that the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) is a puppet of the Palestinian group Hamas. He called such accusations an attempt by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to liquidate the agency, informs The Hill. Van Hollen called Netanyahu’s and other leaders’ statements that the UN agency is a puppet of Hamas blatant lies. “If you look at the person who’s in charge of operations on the ground for UNRWA, it’s about a 20-year U.S. Army veteran. You can be sure he’s not in cahoots with Hamas,” Van Holl…