Gaza students appeal to the world to intervene to save their school year

[ PIC 09/11/2013 – 10:20 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Students in Gaza appealed to the international community to immediately intervene to save their school year that is threatened due to the continued power outages after the shutdown of Gaza’s power plant. The operation of the Gaza power plant was totally stopped due to the lack […]

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VIDEO | Conference discusses Israel plan for teaching Palestinians Israeli curriculum

Published on Oct 27, 2013 The Israeli authorities are extending a pilot program they introduced last year for Palestinian students living in East Jerusalem al-Quds. The plan provides the Palestinian students with an Israeli curriculum. Palestinian teachers are not happy with the plan which they say is part of Israel’s efforts to Judaize the education […]

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EDUCATION DENIED – A CALL TO ACTION DURING INT’L RIGHT 2 EDUCATION WEEK (NOV 11-15, 2013)

October 21, 2013 · by palestinesolidaritycampaign | Chat2Gaza If you’re Palestinian, you can say goodbye to the prospect of a normal education. At every stage from nursery to university the path to adulthood is strewn with obstacles – and the results for Palestinian society and the economy are devastating. We need your help to raise […]

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Tadhamun: Israeli attacks on Palestinian schools escalate

[ PIC 13/10/2013 – 01:43 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Tadhamun Foundation for Human Rights states that the recent weeks have seen a remarkable escalation in the attacks of the Israeli soldiers and settlers on Palestinian schools and students. The Foundation says in a statement on Sunday that these attacks include raiding the schools and […]

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“Don’t crush our dreams” – a plea from a student trapped in Gaza ~ by @YousefAljamal

    Yousef Aljamal is trapped in Gaza. If he isn’t allowed to leave soon he’ll lose a hard won university scholarship to study in Malaysia. His course began on 22 September, but the Israeli siege combined with the closure of Gaza’s border with Egypt means he is still stuck in Gaza a week later. […]

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Got to love the Irish! Roger Waters launches education resource on Palestine in #Dublin

Maan News Agency | Sept 22, 2013 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Iconic British musician Roger Waters launched an education resource on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Dublin this week, an Irish solidarity group said. Mr Waters told a packed audience in Dublin that he “wholeheartedly endorsed” a teaching pack entitled ‘Palestine & Israel – How will there […]

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“The Epic Struggle of a Trapped Student” ~ by Fidaa Abuassi

19 Sep 2013 | Fida Abuassi.com | by Fidaa Abuassi Last night, I had a dream that I was running, running and running, and I kept running till I glanced an emergency exit. Though I cannot remember whether I made my way out, I woke up feeling breathless. Strangled. Suffocated. I cannot even find a […]

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Gaza students stage sit-in at Rafah crossing | #OpenRafahBorder Now!

[ PIC 16/09/2013 – 04:07 PM ] RAFAH, (PIC)– Dozens of Gaza students staged a sit-in at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on Monday demanding opening the terminal in order to allow them to join their universities. The Egyptian authorities have been closing the Rafah border terminal since last Wednesday, which exacerbated the suffering […]

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Israeli forces storm school near Nablus using military mission as pretext

Al Ray | July 24, 2013 Gaza, Alray – Palestinian official sources reported that Israeli forces stormed on Tuesday one of the schools near Nablus in the northern West Bank and took over one of the classrooms, on the pretext of having a military mission. Ministry of Education in Ramallah said in a statement that […]

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Construction of 39 schools in Gaza halted

[ PIC 09/07/2013 – 05:29 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The ministry of education in Gaza said on Tuesday that construction work in 39 schools in the Strip came to a halt due to the renewal of the blockade and closure of tunnels. It said in a report that the halt to the construction of those […]

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Israel to transfer schools from Wadi Ni’am village

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article DRAH | June 30, 2013 Gaza,(DRAH.PS)– Citizens in the Negev in the 1948-occupied territories announced an open strike in the schools of Wadi Ni’am village in protest at the Israeli authorities’ intention to […]

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The arrest of five Jerusalemites from Al-Sowaneh and old city of Jerusalem

Silwanic | Thursday, June 20, 2013 | 08:38 Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) —The Israeli police forces arrested earlier this morning three Jerusalemites after raiding their homes in the neighbourhood of Al-Sowaneh east of the old city. Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the three young men are: Amir Qadamani 18, Eyad Shalabi 21, and Mohammad […]

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Shaath: PA spending on Israeli security more than education budget

[ PIC 14/06/2013 – 06:55 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The leader in Fatah movement, Nabil Shaath stressed that his movement is” doing the utmost to prevent a violent uprising”, stressing that an intifada (uprising) doesn’t have to be violent. “We can’t guarantee we would be able to prevent another intifada,” he added speaking to Israeli […]

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Israeli forces (briefly) detain 27 Hebron schoolchildren

Maan News Agency | May 29, 2013 HEBRON (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Wednesday briefly detained 27 students from al-Tuwani high school east of Yatta, south Hebron, an activist said. Popular committee member Rateb al-Jbour told Ma’an that Israeli troops seized 27 students while they were heading home from school. He added that the parents […]

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Israeli occupation forces prevent children from going to school

[ PIC 28/04/2013 – 08:58 PM ] TOBAS, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) prevented schoolchildren in Wadi Bazik, Tobas province in the Jordan Valley, from heading to classes on Sunday. Local sources said that IOF soldiers were seen deployed in the area and blocked movement of citizens at the pretext of launching maneuvers. They said […]

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