Jerusalem schools strike after Israel enforces curriculum and bans teachers
- The academic year in occupied East Jerusalem began on Tuesday with an open-ended strike by teachers at private and Christian schools after Israeli meddling in students’ curriculum.
- All new first and seventh-grade classes at East Jerusalem’s Palestinian-majority municipal schools have been told to exclusively use the Israeli curriculum this year.
- Entry permits for West Bank teachers to teach in East Jerusalem schools have also been blocked by Israel, according to Haaretz.
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- The academic year in occupied East Jerusalem began on Tuesday with an open-ended strike by teachers at private and Christian schools after Israeli meddling in students’ curriculum.
- All new first and seventh-grade classes at East Jerusalem’s Palestinian-majority municipal schools have been told to exclusively use the Israeli curriculum this year.
- Entry permits for West Bank teachers to teach in East Jerusalem schools have also been blocked by Israel, according to Haaretz.
Sources: Al Jazeera