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Posts tagged with Systematic Discrimination

Israeli forces quash students’ attempts to quietly commemorate Nakba in Jerusalem

Israeli police detained three Jerusalemites in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as they participated in a commemoration ceremony marking...
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Hadash: Exempt Arabs from Jewish studies

Upon taking office, the new Israeli Education Minister Gideon Sa'ar declared that he will reinstate Jewish heritage studies into the...
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MK sends Education Minister letter slamming new curriculum focused on Jewish heritage

Upon taking office, the new Israeli Education Minister Gideon Sa'ar declared that he will reinstate Jewish heritage studies into the...
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Israel’s Arab students leave to study in Jordan

Obstacles to Israel's Arab minority (Palestinian citizens of Israel) participating in higher education have resulted in a record...
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A student recounts her upsetting experience at Qalandiya checkpoint

Dema El Hellou, Student, Bethlehem University, 9 February 2009 This is a personal story written by Dema El Hellou, a senior student at...
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Call from Palestinian students at Haifa University

The Palestinian Students of the Haifa University condemn the discriminative polices and practices employed by the administration of...
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Ignored and occupied, East Jerusalem schools turn to international support

Jerusalem, Ma'an , 21 October 2008 Nine thousand Palestinian children living in East Jerusalem do not have a place in any of the 4...
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Petition to end violation of the right to education in Palestinian society

With the onset of the academic year and in light of the difficult political circumstances facing the Palestinian people (children and...
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Gazan recipient of a Fulbright scholarship writes Op-Ed

Fidaa Abed, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 August 2008 Last week, I landed in Washington, D.C., brimming with optimism. Upon arrival, I...
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Israel Undermines Higher Education in Gaza (GISHA)

Gisha, The Legal Center for Freedom of Movement, reports that hundreds of university students in Gaza who need to travel abroad to...
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