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Education gap divides Jerusalem

A recent report by an Israeli non-governmental organisation says 5,000 Palestinian children in East Jerusalem will not be able to...
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WORD ‘NAKBA’ TAKEN OUT OF ARAB CHILDREN’S TEXTBOOKS, 1948 NO CATASTROPHE SAYS ISRAEL

Israeli education ministry goes ahead with plans to ban the word 'Nakba' in Arab schools reversing a 2007 decision
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New military order on juveniles issued in the West Bank

For the past 42 years, Palestinian children have been tried in the same military courts as adults, even though Israel is a signatory...
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Books and paper banned from entering Gaza as new academic year begins, 200 more schools desperately needed

During the major Israeli attacks of late December and January, many schools were destroyed or partially destroyed. They have not been...
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Despite obstacles, Gaza students score well on exams

An analysis by Mohammad Omer of the determination of Palestinian students and the obstacles they face under the Israeli occupation in...
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Little recourse for Arab girl rejected from Israeli day-care

Maysa and Shuaa Zuabi, from the village of Sulam in northern Israel, launched a court action last week saying they had been "shocked...
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Palestinian History and Identity in Israeli Schools

Up until 1987, the Department for Arab Education was headed by a Jewish-Israeli director who was appointed by the Ministry and...
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Crippled academia unable to recover in Gaza

More than six months after Israel's winter invasion of Gaza, a number of partially or largely damaged universities await...
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UN and international agencies fear Gaza educational system unprepared for new school year: call for immediate opening of Gaza’s borders

A Statement by the UN and International Agencies (AIDA) representing 25 International NGO's calling for an immediate opening of the...
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Palestinians in Israel forced to study Zionist anthem

A leading Arab educator in Israel has denounced the decision of Gideon Saar, the education minister, to require schools to study the...
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