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Settlers stone Hebron area schoolchildren

Hebron, Ma'an, 15 October 2008 On Tuesday the 14th of October 2008, the schoolchildren walking back home from school in At-Tuwani were...
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No access to consulates, No academic freedom

Letter to American Consulate on behalf of Palestinian academic who was unable to attend a visa interview due to the occupation's...
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Palestinian student beaten unconscious by Israeli soldiers near Bethlehem

Bethlehem, Ma'an News, 12 October 2008 Israeli soldiers beat a 15-year-old Palestinian student to unconsciousness after cornering him...
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$50 million lost to Gaza universities due to Israeli siege

Gaza, PNN, 12 October 2008 Lawmaker Jamal Al Khudari announced on Sunday that the Israeli siege has cost Gaza universities 50 million...
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Checkpoints keep dozens of teachers from classrooms

In Tubas, Ma'an News, 9 October 2008 Palestine's Ministry of Higher Education announced that Israeli forces are impeding students' and...
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Absent: Gaza’s best and brightest banned from universities abroad

Gaza, Ma'an News, 8 October 2008 In early October Zuheir Abu Shaban's Fulbright scholarship was revoked and he lost the opportunity to...
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At-Tuwani Reflection: Swings and Roundabouts

Jan Benvie, Christian Peacemaker Teams, 8 October 2008 This summer the at-Tuwani villagers organized a summer camp for local children....
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Trapped in Gaza, a frustrated student fears for his future

Rory McCarthy, The Guardian, UK , 27 September 2008 Zohair Abu Shaban, a resident of Gaza, dreams of becoming a professor of...
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Bethlehem students arrested for political activity

Muthafar Jawareesh, a Bethlehem University student, is one of hundreds of Palestinian students arrested because they are politically...
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“I used to dream about my future” – Israeli forces tear-gas school children in Ni’lin

On Tuesday September 9th, the pupils of the boys school in the West Bank village of Ni'lin started a protest against the building of...
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