Why Israel is interfering in Palestinian education

North America Science Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:31:23 GMT Moderate confidence — 74/100

The school year started in occupied East Jerusalem with the news that 45,000 Palestinian children are now studying a curriculum put together by the Israeli authorities.
That is more than a third of the Palestinian students in the occupied territory and almost double the number from the previous year.
Meanwhile, Christian schools started the school year with a strike, as many of their teachers who live in the occupied West Bank were not granted permits to enter the city.

The school year started in occupied East Jerusalem with the news that 45,000 Palestinian children are now studying a curriculum put together by the Israeli authorities.
That is more than a third of the Palestinian students in the occupied territory and almost double the number from the previous year.
Meanwhile, Christian schools started the school year with a strike, as many of their teachers who live in the occupied West Bank were not granted permits to enter the city.

Sources: Al Jazeera