24 feb 2014
Dozens of school students suffocated on Monday morning during the clashes that broke out at the checkpoint of Shu’fat refugee camp.
The Jerusalemite activist, Thaer Fasfoos, said that an Israeli force was stationed at the checkpoint since the early morning.
When the students tried to pass through as usual, the forces refused until each one showed them his birth certificate; note that are aged between 12 and 15 years.
He added that the forces detained the students and refused to let them go through to their school which led to the breakout of clashes where the forces deliberately fired gas and bomb grenades towards the students which led to the suffocation of many students. The forces also chased some of the students and assaulted and beat them using their batons.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that a 10-year old child was injured with a rubber bullet in his leg.
The Jerusalemite activist, Thaer Fasfoos, said that an Israeli force was stationed at the checkpoint since the early morning.
When the students tried to pass through as usual, the forces refused until each one showed them his birth certificate; note that are aged between 12 and 15 years.
He added that the forces detained the students and refused to let them go through to their school which led to the breakout of clashes where the forces deliberately fired gas and bomb grenades towards the students which led to the suffocation of many students. The forces also chased some of the students and assaulted and beat them using their batons.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that a 10-year old child was injured with a rubber bullet in his leg.
Ministry of Education in Gaza said backing an Israeli bill to “strengthen the value of the State of Israel as the Jewish nation-state" in public school education reflects an extremist mindset. Chairman of Curriculum Committee at the ministry Jamal Abu Hashim told ALRAY that the ministerial committee for legislation’s move is a serious attempt to indoctrinate the Palestinians of 1948 territories and Jerusalem with extremist Jewish tenets.
Giving the Jewish character of the Israeli state shall gradually deny the Palestinian right to Palestine and eventually rejecting their presence in their land , as this character shall deprive the Palestinian refugees of their right of return, he explained in an interview with ALRAY.
Israeli website Haaretz reported on Feb. 9 that “a controversial bill requiring schools to "educate toward strengthening the value of the State of Israel as the Jewish nation-state" won the government's support,”
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli occupation prime minister, has made Palestinian recognition of Israel as the Jewish people's nation-state a key demand in the peace talks.
Giving the Jewish character of the Israeli state shall gradually deny the Palestinian right to Palestine and eventually rejecting their presence in their land , as this character shall deprive the Palestinian refugees of their right of return, he explained in an interview with ALRAY.
Israeli website Haaretz reported on Feb. 9 that “a controversial bill requiring schools to "educate toward strengthening the value of the State of Israel as the Jewish nation-state" won the government's support,”
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli occupation prime minister, has made Palestinian recognition of Israel as the Jewish people's nation-state a key demand in the peace talks.
20 feb 2014
Six Palestinians were injured in clashes after Israeli settlers attacked a high school south of Nablus on Thursday, according to a Palestinian Authority official.
Ghassan Daghlas, a PA official who monitors settlement activity in the northern West Bank, said that clashes broke out after Israeli settlers attacked Burin High School.
The attack led to the subsequent intervention of dozens of villagers and Israeli forces, who fired tear gas during the clashes.
Daghlas added that dozens of Palestinian suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation, including Mohammad Thawqan, Diya Rayyan, Imad Najjar, Asim Mohammad Najjar, Walid Salim, and Ibrahim Theeb.
The injured were subsequently taken to Rafidia governmental hospital for treatment.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said that "100 Palestinians ... began hurling rocks at soldiers" while they were engaged in "routine activity" in the area.
She added that soldiers used "riot dispersal" means against the protesters.
Also on Thursday afternoon, a fire bomb was thrown towards a car belonging to a settler in the area. As a result, a large number of Israeli forces arrived on scene and closed the main road temporarily.
Burin is a frequent site of settler violence and Palestinian clashes with Israeli forces as it is located beside the notoriously violent Israeli settlement of Yitzhar.
Settlers frequently attack a number of local villages and prevent farmers from reaching their lands, according to UNOCHA, in addition to attacks on local olive trees themselves.
In 2013, there were 399 incidents of settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
In the last week alone, hundreds of olive trees across the West Bank have been chopped in a number of incidents targeting Palestinian farmers' livelihoods.
Over 90 percent of investigations into settler violence by Israeli police fail to lead to an indictment.
More than 500,000 Israeli settlers live in settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in contravention of international law.
Ghassan Daghlas, a PA official who monitors settlement activity in the northern West Bank, said that clashes broke out after Israeli settlers attacked Burin High School.
The attack led to the subsequent intervention of dozens of villagers and Israeli forces, who fired tear gas during the clashes.
Daghlas added that dozens of Palestinian suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation, including Mohammad Thawqan, Diya Rayyan, Imad Najjar, Asim Mohammad Najjar, Walid Salim, and Ibrahim Theeb.
The injured were subsequently taken to Rafidia governmental hospital for treatment.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said that "100 Palestinians ... began hurling rocks at soldiers" while they were engaged in "routine activity" in the area.
She added that soldiers used "riot dispersal" means against the protesters.
Also on Thursday afternoon, a fire bomb was thrown towards a car belonging to a settler in the area. As a result, a large number of Israeli forces arrived on scene and closed the main road temporarily.
Burin is a frequent site of settler violence and Palestinian clashes with Israeli forces as it is located beside the notoriously violent Israeli settlement of Yitzhar.
Settlers frequently attack a number of local villages and prevent farmers from reaching their lands, according to UNOCHA, in addition to attacks on local olive trees themselves.
In 2013, there were 399 incidents of settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
In the last week alone, hundreds of olive trees across the West Bank have been chopped in a number of incidents targeting Palestinian farmers' livelihoods.
Over 90 percent of investigations into settler violence by Israeli police fail to lead to an indictment.
More than 500,000 Israeli settlers live in settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in contravention of international law.
18 feb 2014
Thirty private schools in East Jerusalem face closure unless they can pay a fine of a million dollars, which has imposed by the Israeli occupation authorities. The Israeli Education Ministry fined dozens of Palestinian schools last year and threatened to shut down the schools if they would not pay the fines.
In September 2013, Israel also cut support for Palestinian teachers. Israel said that the punishment arises from tax payments which have not been paid by the Palestinian schools.
The schools have been struggling to pay salaries after the cuts. Parents and students now fear that they will not be able to find a new school to go next year.
CURRICULUM IS MAIN REASON
The executive of Quds Arab al-Furqan School, Sayil Mohammed Ali, said that the main reason for closing schools was the Palestinian curriculum.
Mohammed Ali said that the Palestinian schools do not use books published by Israel, and instead use books published by the Palestinian Authority.
"Israel aims to seize our schools and give an education that serves in line with Israeli interests. If we do not pay the fines, 30 schools will be closed next year," he added.
Al-Furqan primary school must find a million of dollars to prevent the shutting down. The school management is now waiting a helping hand for their school.
Source: World Bulletin
In September 2013, Israel also cut support for Palestinian teachers. Israel said that the punishment arises from tax payments which have not been paid by the Palestinian schools.
The schools have been struggling to pay salaries after the cuts. Parents and students now fear that they will not be able to find a new school to go next year.
CURRICULUM IS MAIN REASON
The executive of Quds Arab al-Furqan School, Sayil Mohammed Ali, said that the main reason for closing schools was the Palestinian curriculum.
Mohammed Ali said that the Palestinian schools do not use books published by Israel, and instead use books published by the Palestinian Authority.
"Israel aims to seize our schools and give an education that serves in line with Israeli interests. If we do not pay the fines, 30 schools will be closed next year," he added.
Al-Furqan primary school must find a million of dollars to prevent the shutting down. The school management is now waiting a helping hand for their school.
Source: World Bulletin
14 feb 2014
By Tal G.
Tal G. is a high school teacher in central Israel. His name has been altered to protect his anonymity.
We Israelis are told on a daily basis about the everyday propaganda spewed forth by the Palestinian Authority: Palestinian kids learn to hate Jews, terrorists are glorified, and the land of Israel doesn't appear on geography maps in schools.
Every day for years, our government, helped by the media, has told us, "We have no real partner for peace, just look how they teach their children."
I have been in the Israeli education system as a student for 12 years and I currently work as a teacher in a high school located in the middle of Israel. As such, I am a part of the Israeli educational system.
It is about time to take a deep look at the Israeli educational system and to see how Israeli indoctrination works.
Just this last month, when a teacher in the city of Tivon dared to raise moral questions about the IDF's actions in the occupied territories, a student complained about him and the teacher was forced to face a hearing concerning his future as a teacher at his school.
This student, who dutifully fulfilled the role of "thought police" as depicted in the novel 1984, was subsequently invited to the Israeli Parliament as a guest of honor and was praised by the Israeli Culture minister and the Security minister. Last week, supporters of the student organized an evening honoring her for her courage as a defender of Israel against the "brainwashing" teacher.
These incidents are part of a larger trend of increasing systemic indoctrination in Israeli schools. For example, there is a new educational project targeting Israeli students in high school which is called Masa Israeli ("An Israeli Journey"). More than 15,000 students have participated in this project since 2003, which aims to strengthen the patriotic feelings of the students towards the land of Israel.
Every year, thousands of students from all over Israel are taken on a journey in various locations across the country, including Jewish settlements that are located outside the Israeli border inside the West Bank. No questions about the legitimacy of these settlements are being raised, they are simply depicted as a part of Israel.
This is a disgraceful use of the education system in Israel to indoctrinate students to think that the settlements in the West Bank are legitimate, thus encouraging ignorance about the reality of the region.
Ironically, geography maps of Israel in Israeli classrooms aren't that different from geography maps in Palestine. The Green Line dividing Israel from the West Bank, Gaza, and the Golan Heights doesn't appear at all, and Palestine just doesn't exist; it's all Israel. Regarding this issue, the Israeli media is no better; maps of Israel rarely include the Green Line and the West Bank is annexed de-facto to Israel.
These maps clearly annex the West Bank to Israel, and depict, for example, the large settlement of Ariel as a part of Israel, even though it is located 20 km beyond the international border deep inside the West Bank. News programs on major TV channels include these maps of Israel in their broadcast segments. Any mention of removing Israeli settlements in the news, meanwhile, is depicted as a concession and not as a acceptance of international law.
Tal G. is a high school teacher in central Israel. His name has been altered to protect his anonymity.
We Israelis are told on a daily basis about the everyday propaganda spewed forth by the Palestinian Authority: Palestinian kids learn to hate Jews, terrorists are glorified, and the land of Israel doesn't appear on geography maps in schools.
Every day for years, our government, helped by the media, has told us, "We have no real partner for peace, just look how they teach their children."
I have been in the Israeli education system as a student for 12 years and I currently work as a teacher in a high school located in the middle of Israel. As such, I am a part of the Israeli educational system.
It is about time to take a deep look at the Israeli educational system and to see how Israeli indoctrination works.
Just this last month, when a teacher in the city of Tivon dared to raise moral questions about the IDF's actions in the occupied territories, a student complained about him and the teacher was forced to face a hearing concerning his future as a teacher at his school.
This student, who dutifully fulfilled the role of "thought police" as depicted in the novel 1984, was subsequently invited to the Israeli Parliament as a guest of honor and was praised by the Israeli Culture minister and the Security minister. Last week, supporters of the student organized an evening honoring her for her courage as a defender of Israel against the "brainwashing" teacher.
These incidents are part of a larger trend of increasing systemic indoctrination in Israeli schools. For example, there is a new educational project targeting Israeli students in high school which is called Masa Israeli ("An Israeli Journey"). More than 15,000 students have participated in this project since 2003, which aims to strengthen the patriotic feelings of the students towards the land of Israel.
Every year, thousands of students from all over Israel are taken on a journey in various locations across the country, including Jewish settlements that are located outside the Israeli border inside the West Bank. No questions about the legitimacy of these settlements are being raised, they are simply depicted as a part of Israel.
This is a disgraceful use of the education system in Israel to indoctrinate students to think that the settlements in the West Bank are legitimate, thus encouraging ignorance about the reality of the region.
Ironically, geography maps of Israel in Israeli classrooms aren't that different from geography maps in Palestine. The Green Line dividing Israel from the West Bank, Gaza, and the Golan Heights doesn't appear at all, and Palestine just doesn't exist; it's all Israel. Regarding this issue, the Israeli media is no better; maps of Israel rarely include the Green Line and the West Bank is annexed de-facto to Israel.
These maps clearly annex the West Bank to Israel, and depict, for example, the large settlement of Ariel as a part of Israel, even though it is located 20 km beyond the international border deep inside the West Bank. News programs on major TV channels include these maps of Israel in their broadcast segments. Any mention of removing Israeli settlements in the news, meanwhile, is depicted as a concession and not as a acceptance of international law.
Screen shot of the map used by the website of the Israel Meteorological Service, with Palestinian areas and the Golan Heights annexed to Israel proper
Decisions made by the UN security council, meanwhile, are ignored and buried by the Israeli government, the media and the education system. For example, UN resolution 465, which was accepted unanimously by all 15 members of the security council, determined that "all measures taken by Israel to change the physical character, demographic composition, institutional structure or status of the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem, or any part thereof, have no legal validity and that Israel's policy and practices of settling parts of its population and new immigrants in those territories constitute a flagrant violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War and also constitute a serious obstruction to achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East."
Virtually no student in Israel has ever learned about these UN security council resolutions, or the Geneva conventions, or even saw a map of Israel that clearly showed the Green Line. They have almost never heard about the implications of the Israeli settlements, nor their illegal status under international law.
Students must know the whole truth about the reality they live in, especially due to the fact that most of them will become soldiers in the Israeli military at the end of high school. Instead of endorsing critical thinking and raising moral questions, teachers in Israel are encouraging ignorance and acceptance of the illegal acts being carried out by our government, our army and the Israeli settlement enterprise.
Opinions and right-wing ideology are always being portrayed as facts, while raising moral questions and teaching a different narrative might cost a simple teacher his job.
I find it doubtful that the Palestinian education system has more effects on Palestinian children's hatred toward Israel than do the roadblocks and raids made by Israeli soldiers.
The Israeli system of indoctrination which endorses ignorance and the delegitimization of the Palestinian narrative is manufacturing generations of Israelis who are out of touch with the reality they live in and will continue to fan the flames of the conflict.
The views expressed in this article are the author's and do not necessarily reflect Ma'an News Agency's editorial policy.
Decisions made by the UN security council, meanwhile, are ignored and buried by the Israeli government, the media and the education system. For example, UN resolution 465, which was accepted unanimously by all 15 members of the security council, determined that "all measures taken by Israel to change the physical character, demographic composition, institutional structure or status of the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem, or any part thereof, have no legal validity and that Israel's policy and practices of settling parts of its population and new immigrants in those territories constitute a flagrant violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War and also constitute a serious obstruction to achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East."
Virtually no student in Israel has ever learned about these UN security council resolutions, or the Geneva conventions, or even saw a map of Israel that clearly showed the Green Line. They have almost never heard about the implications of the Israeli settlements, nor their illegal status under international law.
Students must know the whole truth about the reality they live in, especially due to the fact that most of them will become soldiers in the Israeli military at the end of high school. Instead of endorsing critical thinking and raising moral questions, teachers in Israel are encouraging ignorance and acceptance of the illegal acts being carried out by our government, our army and the Israeli settlement enterprise.
Opinions and right-wing ideology are always being portrayed as facts, while raising moral questions and teaching a different narrative might cost a simple teacher his job.
I find it doubtful that the Palestinian education system has more effects on Palestinian children's hatred toward Israel than do the roadblocks and raids made by Israeli soldiers.
The Israeli system of indoctrination which endorses ignorance and the delegitimization of the Palestinian narrative is manufacturing generations of Israelis who are out of touch with the reality they live in and will continue to fan the flames of the conflict.
The views expressed in this article are the author's and do not necessarily reflect Ma'an News Agency's editorial policy.
13 feb 2014
Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters into four schools in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan on Thursday, witnesses said.
Dozens of school children suffered excessive tear gas inhalation after Israeli forces deployed in the Ras al-Amoud quarter of the neighborhood.
Clashes broke out after soldiers began harassing students and inspecting the ID cards of local residents.
Several schoolboys and girls required treatment after inhaling tear gas.
Dozens of school children suffered excessive tear gas inhalation after Israeli forces deployed in the Ras al-Amoud quarter of the neighborhood.
Clashes broke out after soldiers began harassing students and inspecting the ID cards of local residents.
Several schoolboys and girls required treatment after inhaling tear gas.
The Palestinian ministry of education has informed director of UNRWA operations in Gaza Robert Turner of its decision to halt the teaching of the agency's unauthorized curriculums in its schools.
This came during a meeting between education minister Osama al-Muzaini and Turner in Gaza.
Muzaini confirmed his Ministry's approval to form a joint committee to discuss the proposed books, saying that he does not mind making book in coordination between his ministry the UNRWA , provided that these book must take into account the Palestinian national values and norms.
The education ministry warned the agency of serious consequences if it continues to use these unlicensed books.
Turner, in turn, pledges to discuss the issue with other UNRWA officials within one week as it was set by the ministry.
This came during a meeting between education minister Osama al-Muzaini and Turner in Gaza.
Muzaini confirmed his Ministry's approval to form a joint committee to discuss the proposed books, saying that he does not mind making book in coordination between his ministry the UNRWA , provided that these book must take into account the Palestinian national values and norms.
The education ministry warned the agency of serious consequences if it continues to use these unlicensed books.
Turner, in turn, pledges to discuss the issue with other UNRWA officials within one week as it was set by the ministry.
12 feb 2014
Ministry of Education in Gaza and UNRWA on Wednesday agreed to form a joint committee to investigate the textbooks that UNRWA recently introduced to its schools for teaching. A press release issued by the ministry said that Minister of Education Osama al-Mzaini informed Director for UNRWA Operations in Gaza, Robert Turner, during a meeting of the government opposition to teaching the unlicensed textbooks at UNRWA schools.
The ministry earlier condemned the UNRWA’s decision to print and distribute the new textbooks to its schools without prior notice or authorization from the ministry.
It confirmed that the curriculum introduced doesn’t conform with the Palestinian culture and values, and aim at brainwashing the Palestinian students to make them accept the idea of occupation.
Last year the government introduced amended textbooks for several grades, adding lessons about various methods of Palestinian resistance.
The ministry earlier condemned the UNRWA’s decision to print and distribute the new textbooks to its schools without prior notice or authorization from the ministry.
It confirmed that the curriculum introduced doesn’t conform with the Palestinian culture and values, and aim at brainwashing the Palestinian students to make them accept the idea of occupation.
Last year the government introduced amended textbooks for several grades, adding lessons about various methods of Palestinian resistance.
Boys school raided in Hebron
The Israeli army stormed, on Monday, the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank, raiding a Palestinian-owned house overlooking the city and, then, turning it into a military outpost, according to security sources and witnesses.
They said that soldiers occupied the rooftop of a local house under construction, where they set up an army observation post, WAFA has reported.
Forces also conducted a large-scale search campaign,deploying soldiers in several areas of Jenin.
No arrests were reported.
In related news, WAFA reports that Israeli army soldiers, on Wednesday, took over the rooftop of a boys’ school in the neighborhood of Wadi Ennassara, in Hebron, and turned it into a an outpost, according to witnesses.
They said that heavily armed Israeli soldiers broke into the school while students were on campus for break, spreading fear among them and disrupting the educational process.
The Israeli army stormed, on Monday, the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank, raiding a Palestinian-owned house overlooking the city and, then, turning it into a military outpost, according to security sources and witnesses.
They said that soldiers occupied the rooftop of a local house under construction, where they set up an army observation post, WAFA has reported.
Forces also conducted a large-scale search campaign,deploying soldiers in several areas of Jenin.
No arrests were reported.
In related news, WAFA reports that Israeli army soldiers, on Wednesday, took over the rooftop of a boys’ school in the neighborhood of Wadi Ennassara, in Hebron, and turned it into a an outpost, according to witnesses.
They said that heavily armed Israeli soldiers broke into the school while students were on campus for break, spreading fear among them and disrupting the educational process.
11 feb 2014
The school which Schulz was intending to visit
The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) prevented president of the European parliament Martin Schulz from visiting Al-Ittarat (tires) school in Khan Al-Ahmar district near the road between Jerusalem and Jericho cities.
An informed source told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that Schulz was scheduled on Monday afternoon to visit the school along with Rami Hamdallah, head of the de facto government in Ramallah.
The source added that the visit was cancelled suddenly after the Israeli side told the Palestinian Authority about its objection to it.
Hamdallah, however, told a news conference yesterday in the presence of Schulz that the visit was cancelled because of the emergence of some problems without stating the main reason.
He did not say that the visit was cancelled because Israel did not want the Europeans to witness some side of its violations against the Palestinians living in Khan Al-Ahmar area.
Hamdallah did not say that the school which the president of the European parliament was supposed to visit was made of car tires because Israel prevents the Palestinian Bedouins living there from having access to building materials and keeps threatening to displace them and demolish their property.
The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) prevented president of the European parliament Martin Schulz from visiting Al-Ittarat (tires) school in Khan Al-Ahmar district near the road between Jerusalem and Jericho cities.
An informed source told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that Schulz was scheduled on Monday afternoon to visit the school along with Rami Hamdallah, head of the de facto government in Ramallah.
The source added that the visit was cancelled suddenly after the Israeli side told the Palestinian Authority about its objection to it.
Hamdallah, however, told a news conference yesterday in the presence of Schulz that the visit was cancelled because of the emergence of some problems without stating the main reason.
He did not say that the visit was cancelled because Israel did not want the Europeans to witness some side of its violations against the Palestinians living in Khan Al-Ahmar area.
Hamdallah did not say that the school which the president of the European parliament was supposed to visit was made of car tires because Israel prevents the Palestinian Bedouins living there from having access to building materials and keeps threatening to displace them and demolish their property.
4 feb 2014
Palestinian Education Ministry in occupied West Bank has issued a report documenting Israeli violations against the education system in 2013. The report confirmed that Israeli occupation forces killed three Palestinian students and arrested 175 others and 7 teachers last year, in addition to injuring 195 students and teachers.
The report stated that 32 teachers and 50 students were arrested for several hours in Israeli detention centers last year.
Education has been suspended in nine schools in the West Bank due to Israeli daily raids and curfews, preventing 2,045 students from reaching their schools and 173 teachers from reaching their work places.
Classes were also partly suspended in 34 schools due to the Israeli checkpoints erected throughout the West Bank.
According to the report, 98 schools were subjected to frequent Israeli attacks and fire, which led to a state of panic among students.
The report outlined that 1,581 courses were cancelled due to Israeli violations at the expense of more than thirteen thousand students.
The report stated that 32 teachers and 50 students were arrested for several hours in Israeli detention centers last year.
Education has been suspended in nine schools in the West Bank due to Israeli daily raids and curfews, preventing 2,045 students from reaching their schools and 173 teachers from reaching their work places.
Classes were also partly suspended in 34 schools due to the Israeli checkpoints erected throughout the West Bank.
According to the report, 98 schools were subjected to frequent Israeli attacks and fire, which led to a state of panic among students.
The report outlined that 1,581 courses were cancelled due to Israeli violations at the expense of more than thirteen thousand students.
27 jan 2014
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the town of Ya’bod, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, detained several Palestinians and kidnapped three. Clashes have been reported between the invading soldiers and local youths.
Local sources have reported that six armored Israeli military vehicles and an armored personnel carrier invaded the town and advanced towards Yasser Arafat Elementary School, before clashing with dozens of local youths who hurled stones and empty bottles at them.
The soldiers fired dozens of gas bombs, concussion grenades, and rubber-coated metal bullets.
The sources added that the soldiers detained dozens of residents and inspected their ID cards before kidnapping three of them.
The three kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Mohannad Ahmad Abu Bakr, 29, Majd Mahmoud Abu Bakr, 17, and Mohammad Mojahed Yassin, 15.
Soldiers also broke into a coffee shop in the town, detained and interrogated several Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
It is worth mentioning that the army invaded Ya’bod three times between noon and evening hours on Sunday.
Local sources have reported that six armored Israeli military vehicles and an armored personnel carrier invaded the town and advanced towards Yasser Arafat Elementary School, before clashing with dozens of local youths who hurled stones and empty bottles at them.
The soldiers fired dozens of gas bombs, concussion grenades, and rubber-coated metal bullets.
The sources added that the soldiers detained dozens of residents and inspected their ID cards before kidnapping three of them.
The three kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Mohannad Ahmad Abu Bakr, 29, Majd Mahmoud Abu Bakr, 17, and Mohammad Mojahed Yassin, 15.
Soldiers also broke into a coffee shop in the town, detained and interrogated several Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
It is worth mentioning that the army invaded Ya’bod three times between noon and evening hours on Sunday.
23 jan 2014
The Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education on Wednesday strongly condemned an Israeli raid on Al-Quds University campus in Abu Dis in which dozens of students suffered tear gas inhalation and university property was damaged.
The PA ministry denounced the attack as "desecrating the sanctity of the institution, obstructing the educational process," and "intentionally horrifying thousands of students and staff members by utilizing all terrorist means including random heavy firing."
The raid on Wednesday was part of a "continuous and systematic context of violations against the Palestinian institutions in Jerusalem, including the educational institutions and their cadres," a statement added.
These violations aim to challenge the Palestinian presence in occupied East Jerusalem and push Palestinian society towards ignorance and poverty, the ministry said.
The raid on the university campus is "military aggression" which is in contravention of international norms which stress for educational institutions to remain neutral.
Israeli forces raided the Abu Dis campus on Wednesday and fired tear gas and rubber bullets at students, preventing them from leaving the area.
A popular committee spokesman told Ma'an that over 100 Palestinians, including university students, faculty, and staff, suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation, while witnesses said the escalation was the most severe in years.
The Abu Dis campus of Al-Quds University was the site of frequent raids in 2013, often leading to closures and delays in lectures.
Dozens of students have been injured in the raids and university property has been damaged
The PA ministry denounced the attack as "desecrating the sanctity of the institution, obstructing the educational process," and "intentionally horrifying thousands of students and staff members by utilizing all terrorist means including random heavy firing."
The raid on Wednesday was part of a "continuous and systematic context of violations against the Palestinian institutions in Jerusalem, including the educational institutions and their cadres," a statement added.
These violations aim to challenge the Palestinian presence in occupied East Jerusalem and push Palestinian society towards ignorance and poverty, the ministry said.
The raid on the university campus is "military aggression" which is in contravention of international norms which stress for educational institutions to remain neutral.
Israeli forces raided the Abu Dis campus on Wednesday and fired tear gas and rubber bullets at students, preventing them from leaving the area.
A popular committee spokesman told Ma'an that over 100 Palestinians, including university students, faculty, and staff, suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation, while witnesses said the escalation was the most severe in years.
The Abu Dis campus of Al-Quds University was the site of frequent raids in 2013, often leading to closures and delays in lectures.
Dozens of students have been injured in the raids and university property has been damaged
22 jan 2014
Palestinian medical sources have reported that dozens of students have been injured at Al-Quds University, in Abu Dis town of occupied East Jerusalem, after dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded it.
The sources said that scores of students have been treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation, while others were shot with rubber-coated metal bullets.
Hani Halabiyya, spokesperson of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Abu Dis, stated that clashes took place between dozens of students and soldiers after the army invaded the university campus to close a gap in a section of the Annexation Wall, in the area.
Halabiyya said that soldiers fired bas bombs, concussion grenades, firebombs and rubber-coated metal bullets.
Some of the wounded students received treatment by local medics, while others were moved to a local clinic.
The Israeli invasion led to property damage in a number of buildings belonging to the university. The army also surrounded the campus, blocking Palestinian traffic.
The sources said that scores of students have been treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation, while others were shot with rubber-coated metal bullets.
Hani Halabiyya, spokesperson of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Abu Dis, stated that clashes took place between dozens of students and soldiers after the army invaded the university campus to close a gap in a section of the Annexation Wall, in the area.
Halabiyya said that soldiers fired bas bombs, concussion grenades, firebombs and rubber-coated metal bullets.
Some of the wounded students received treatment by local medics, while others were moved to a local clinic.
The Israeli invasion led to property damage in a number of buildings belonging to the university. The army also surrounded the campus, blocking Palestinian traffic.
13 jan 2014
The Central Elections Commission (CEC) concluded on Sunday, the last session of project "Election Education in Schools for 2013". The project was funded by the EC and implemented in coordination with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and Friends school.
The project main goal is to lay the foundation for democratic practices among youth. Through this exercise, students learn about nomination, campaigning in support of the animal of their choice and voting for their winning candidate in a simplified process that appeals to their age.
To achieve this aim, the CEC trained 20 educational supervisors who in their turn trained around 45 teachers from the targeted schools. The concept of this exercise is for second graders to learn the basic steps of elections using integrated educational approach engaging students in the selection of their favorite animal.
The activity was highly evaluated by teachers, students, and their parents. The CEC also received a lot of requests from other schools to implement the exercise in the future. Mr. Atef Dwikat, an educational supervisor described the project by stating: "in the course of implementation, I've spotted a lot of success especially in the aspects related to introducing students to their responsibilities towards their schools and the environment. The project has successfully reinforced the student confidence in him, courage, independence, and the spirit of cooperation among students.
It also increased the level of knowledge not only on elections but on biology and math as well. The actual mock elections have taught students how to have free choice and stand for what they believe in while respecting other people's choices and opinions".
It should be indicated that the same activity will be replicated in different schools in the upcoming school semester where the CEC will aim for a wider sector of students.
The project main goal is to lay the foundation for democratic practices among youth. Through this exercise, students learn about nomination, campaigning in support of the animal of their choice and voting for their winning candidate in a simplified process that appeals to their age.
To achieve this aim, the CEC trained 20 educational supervisors who in their turn trained around 45 teachers from the targeted schools. The concept of this exercise is for second graders to learn the basic steps of elections using integrated educational approach engaging students in the selection of their favorite animal.
The activity was highly evaluated by teachers, students, and their parents. The CEC also received a lot of requests from other schools to implement the exercise in the future. Mr. Atef Dwikat, an educational supervisor described the project by stating: "in the course of implementation, I've spotted a lot of success especially in the aspects related to introducing students to their responsibilities towards their schools and the environment. The project has successfully reinforced the student confidence in him, courage, independence, and the spirit of cooperation among students.
It also increased the level of knowledge not only on elections but on biology and math as well. The actual mock elections have taught students how to have free choice and stand for what they believe in while respecting other people's choices and opinions".
It should be indicated that the same activity will be replicated in different schools in the upcoming school semester where the CEC will aim for a wider sector of students.
8 jan 2014
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) fired teargas canisters at students and citizens near a secondary school in Al-Khalil at noon Wednesday causing breathing problems among students. Local sources said that IOF soldiers positioned in the vicinity of Tarek Bin Ziyad school fired live bullets at the students, but no casualties were reported.
They said that the soldiers occupied rooftops of shops overlooking the school and were deployed at the military roadblock only meters away from it.
They said that the soldiers occupied rooftops of shops overlooking the school and were deployed at the military roadblock only meters away from it.
6 jan 2014
The Israeli occupation forces and settlers stormed on Monday morning a high school in Urif town south of Nablus to the North of the West Bank. The school secretary Eisaa Shehada said “the Israeli forces stormed the school and prevented the students from entering or leaving the school. The soldiers fired tear gas and stun grenades which led to several suffocation cases among students.”
He added that the settlers of Yitzhar colonial settlement involved in the attack. The students were conducting their midterm final examinations.
He added that the settlers of Yitzhar colonial settlement involved in the attack. The students were conducting their midterm final examinations.
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