22 feb 2018
Two Palestinian pupils were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces from Bethlehem’s southern town of al-Khader, in the southern West Bank.
Palestinian schoolchildren Mohsen Da’dou’ and Fadi al-Wahsh, both aged 16, were kidnapped by Israeli soldiers from al-Balou’ neighborhood on their way back home from al-Khader School.
The occupation soldiers reportedly cracked down on Palestinian schoolchildren after the end of classes and attacked them with randomly-unleashed spates of teargas canisters.
Clashes flared up shortly afterwards in the area, where Israeli patrols chased down pupils across residential alleys and bypass roads.
Palestinian schoolchildren Mohsen Da’dou’ and Fadi al-Wahsh, both aged 16, were kidnapped by Israeli soldiers from al-Balou’ neighborhood on their way back home from al-Khader School.
The occupation soldiers reportedly cracked down on Palestinian schoolchildren after the end of classes and attacked them with randomly-unleashed spates of teargas canisters.
Clashes flared up shortly afterwards in the area, where Israeli patrols chased down pupils across residential alleys and bypass roads.
16 feb 2018
This Sunday, 6 Israeli military jeeps with soldiers entered the village of Hares, southwest of Nablus, in order to raid three schools filled with kids of all ages. Around 10 AM about 20 Israeli soldiers tried to enter the school yards of the two high schools. The pupils were in between classes and all out in the school yard. The teachers managed to lock the gate, so the soldiers stopped and interrogated all the cars and the people passing in the street outside.
Being unable to enter, they then moved on the elementary school. Many of the children were scared and tried to go home, but the stressed out teachers managed to collect them in the classrooms, locking the gate to keep the soldiers out. The new Shabak officer of the region was leading the incursion.
That night, Ibrahim, a six-year old boy from the school came to sleep in his father Issa’s bed for the first time. “He always sleeps in his own bed”, Issa says to the ISMers meeting them. “He asked me if he won’t be able to go to school again tomorrow and when I asked him why he would think not he said ‘Cause the soldiers might come again’.” Issa then tried to convince his son that the soldiers wouldn’t come “But he then asked me ‘Who can guarantee that?’ and all I could do was to persuade him to go to school. He does not seem relaxed and still sleeps in my bed.”
Issa also emphasizes how many kids in Hares and all around Palestine suffer from similar traumas. “For sure my son is not the only one reacting like this. There are many children having nightmares and wetting their beds every night as a reaction to the soldiers raiding their schools.”
A few years ago Israeli soldiers entered the schools daily. Around 1000 girls and boys met the soldiers every day, but after the village managed to bring up a case towards the Israeli military, the raids stopped. Now many villagers fear the children will once again get more traumatized.
Being unable to enter, they then moved on the elementary school. Many of the children were scared and tried to go home, but the stressed out teachers managed to collect them in the classrooms, locking the gate to keep the soldiers out. The new Shabak officer of the region was leading the incursion.
That night, Ibrahim, a six-year old boy from the school came to sleep in his father Issa’s bed for the first time. “He always sleeps in his own bed”, Issa says to the ISMers meeting them. “He asked me if he won’t be able to go to school again tomorrow and when I asked him why he would think not he said ‘Cause the soldiers might come again’.” Issa then tried to convince his son that the soldiers wouldn’t come “But he then asked me ‘Who can guarantee that?’ and all I could do was to persuade him to go to school. He does not seem relaxed and still sleeps in my bed.”
Issa also emphasizes how many kids in Hares and all around Palestine suffer from similar traumas. “For sure my son is not the only one reacting like this. There are many children having nightmares and wetting their beds every night as a reaction to the soldiers raiding their schools.”
A few years ago Israeli soldiers entered the schools daily. Around 1000 girls and boys met the soldiers every day, but after the village managed to bring up a case towards the Israeli military, the raids stopped. Now many villagers fear the children will once again get more traumatized.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Thursday attacked Palestinian school children at Abul-Rish checkpoint in the Old City of al-Khali city, with no reason.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli soldiers attacked the students as they were going home from schools.
Dozens of students suffered from their exposure to tear gas fumes.
The IOF harasses and assaults Palestinian kids almost on a daily basis, and obstructs their movement as they go to or return from their schools.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli soldiers attacked the students as they were going home from schools.
Dozens of students suffered from their exposure to tear gas fumes.
The IOF harasses and assaults Palestinian kids almost on a daily basis, and obstructs their movement as they go to or return from their schools.
10 feb 2018
Israeli soldiers prevented, Saturday, a celebration held at the Young Muslim Women School, in occupied Jerusalem, honoring retired Palestinian teachers from the city, with the participation of Palestinian Education Minister Dr. Sabri Saidam.
Dr. Saidam said the soldiers declared the school, and the area around it, a closed military zone, and forced the participants out, in addition to preventing many others from entering, and summoned several Palestinians for interrogation.
“This incident is part of Israel’s ongoing violations against the Palestinian people, and their educational system,” the Minister stated, “They are waging a war against our schools, our books, our right to education, and even our right to celebrate.”
Dr. Saidam called on the international community, legal and human rights groups, and the media to expose Israel’s escalating violations, and to aid the Palestinians in achieving their historic and legitimate rights of liberation and independence.
Dr. Saidam said the soldiers declared the school, and the area around it, a closed military zone, and forced the participants out, in addition to preventing many others from entering, and summoned several Palestinians for interrogation.
“This incident is part of Israel’s ongoing violations against the Palestinian people, and their educational system,” the Minister stated, “They are waging a war against our schools, our books, our right to education, and even our right to celebrate.”
Dr. Saidam called on the international community, legal and human rights groups, and the media to expose Israel’s escalating violations, and to aid the Palestinians in achieving their historic and legitimate rights of liberation and independence.
8 feb 2018
Israeli soldiers attacked, on Thursday morning, dozens of schoolchildren and teachers, in the southern area of Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, causing scores to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Ammar Jaber, the principal of al-Hajiriya School, said the soldiers fired dozens of gas bombs into the schools in the area, and around them, causing dozens of children, teachers and workers to suffer the severe effects of teargas inhalation.
He added that many of the wounded Palestinians were also rushed to hospitals for further treatment.
Jaber also said that all schools in the area had to shut down for the day, to avoid further Israeli escalation, and violations.
Furthermore, the soldiers surrounded Qortoba School, in the Shuhada Street, and prevented the teachers and students from reaching it.
The soldiers closed the area, and the electronic gates around them, and refused to allow the students and teachers through for about an hour, until the Red Cross and the Palestinian District Coordination office intervened.
Ammar Jaber, the principal of al-Hajiriya School, said the soldiers fired dozens of gas bombs into the schools in the area, and around them, causing dozens of children, teachers and workers to suffer the severe effects of teargas inhalation.
He added that many of the wounded Palestinians were also rushed to hospitals for further treatment.
Jaber also said that all schools in the area had to shut down for the day, to avoid further Israeli escalation, and violations.
Furthermore, the soldiers surrounded Qortoba School, in the Shuhada Street, and prevented the teachers and students from reaching it.
The soldiers closed the area, and the electronic gates around them, and refused to allow the students and teachers through for about an hour, until the Red Cross and the Palestinian District Coordination office intervened.
6 feb 2018
Dozens of Palestinian schools are at risk of being demolished by Israel, the UN has warned, leaving children in the occupied territories even more vulnerable.
At least 45 schools are now facing demolition by the occupying Israeli military, the UN office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned on Sunday.
Children as young as seven would be left without schools if Israel carries out its demolition project, said Roberto Valent, acting OCHA coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territories.
“I am deeply concerned by the Israeli authorities’ demolition this morning of two donor-funded classrooms – third and fourth grade – serving 26 Palestinian schoolchildren in the Bedouin and refugee community of Abu Nuwar, located in Area C on the outskirts of Jerusalem,” he said in a statement.
“The demolition was carried out on grounds of lack of Israeli-issued permits, which are nearly impossible to obtain.”
Applications for building permits are known to take years to be processed, giving Israeli courts a loophole to accelerate Palestinian home demolitions by branding structures as “illegal”.
The demolition of schools and homes in the occupied West Bank is a near-daily occurrence, with Palestinian families often forced to pay fees of up to $41,000 for the destruction of their homes.
Construction of Israeli-only settlements, deemed illegal under international law, continues apace, with the full backing of Tel Aviv.
Abu Nuwar is a particularly vulnerable community, which faces a “combination of Israeli policies and practices – including demolitions and restricted access to basic services, such as education.”
Valent said, according to Days of Palestine: “The conditions it faces also represent those of many Palestinian communities have created a coercive environment that violates the human rights of residents and generates a risk of forcible transfer.
“This is the sixth demolition or confiscation incident in Abu Nuwar school by the Israeli authorities since February 2016.”
At least 45 schools are now facing demolition by the occupying Israeli military, the UN office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned on Sunday.
Children as young as seven would be left without schools if Israel carries out its demolition project, said Roberto Valent, acting OCHA coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territories.
“I am deeply concerned by the Israeli authorities’ demolition this morning of two donor-funded classrooms – third and fourth grade – serving 26 Palestinian schoolchildren in the Bedouin and refugee community of Abu Nuwar, located in Area C on the outskirts of Jerusalem,” he said in a statement.
“The demolition was carried out on grounds of lack of Israeli-issued permits, which are nearly impossible to obtain.”
Applications for building permits are known to take years to be processed, giving Israeli courts a loophole to accelerate Palestinian home demolitions by branding structures as “illegal”.
The demolition of schools and homes in the occupied West Bank is a near-daily occurrence, with Palestinian families often forced to pay fees of up to $41,000 for the destruction of their homes.
Construction of Israeli-only settlements, deemed illegal under international law, continues apace, with the full backing of Tel Aviv.
Abu Nuwar is a particularly vulnerable community, which faces a “combination of Israeli policies and practices – including demolitions and restricted access to basic services, such as education.”
Valent said, according to Days of Palestine: “The conditions it faces also represent those of many Palestinian communities have created a coercive environment that violates the human rights of residents and generates a risk of forcible transfer.
“This is the sixth demolition or confiscation incident in Abu Nuwar school by the Israeli authorities since February 2016.”
4 feb 2018
The Israeli authorities on Sunday morning demolished two Palestinian classrooms in East Jerusalem under the pretext of being built without permit on Israeli-controlled lands.
Eyewitnesses told Anadolu agency that crews from the so-called Civil Administration, accompanied by an Israeli police force, stormed the school of Abu al-Nawwar Bedouin community in East Jerusalem and demolished two classrooms.
The school, which is built of tin, has 60 students from grades 1-4 and it is the only school for children there.
Abu al-Nawwar community is surrounded by three Israeli settlements and it is inhabited by nearly 700 Palestinians who make their living by raising sheep.
Palestinians are prohibited from building in areas classified as C in accordance with the Oslo Accords signed between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1993.
Area C is exclusively controlled by the Israeli government and covers about 60% of the total area of the West Bank.
Eyewitnesses told Anadolu agency that crews from the so-called Civil Administration, accompanied by an Israeli police force, stormed the school of Abu al-Nawwar Bedouin community in East Jerusalem and demolished two classrooms.
The school, which is built of tin, has 60 students from grades 1-4 and it is the only school for children there.
Abu al-Nawwar community is surrounded by three Israeli settlements and it is inhabited by nearly 700 Palestinians who make their living by raising sheep.
Palestinians are prohibited from building in areas classified as C in accordance with the Oslo Accords signed between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1993.
Area C is exclusively controlled by the Israeli government and covers about 60% of the total area of the West Bank.
31 jan 2018
US administration has proposed that the UNRWA changes its school textbooks in order to continue to receive US donations, Jordanian newspaper Al-Ghad reported, on Tuesday.
The newspaper said that the US proposed two amendments to the textbooks, which include the abolition of all references to the right of return and issue of refugees in general, as well having no mention of Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine.
Al-Ghad said that the other proposed condition, which would guarantee the continuation of US aid to the UN body only in occupied Palestinian territories and Jordan, is to stop commemorating occasions such as Nakba Day and the Balfour Declaration.
Meanwhile, the UNRWA’s Chief of Communications, Sami Msha’sha’, said that the US had conditioned the continuation of aid to the organization after carrying out the “amendments”, and said it would only fund UNRWA’s operations in Jordan and the occupied territories.
He reiterated that the UNRWA is suffering from an “unprecedented” budget crisis, but stressed that it would continue offering its services to Palestinian refugees in besieged Gaza, the occupied West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
The newspaper said that the US proposed two amendments to the textbooks, which include the abolition of all references to the right of return and issue of refugees in general, as well having no mention of Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine.
Al-Ghad said that the other proposed condition, which would guarantee the continuation of US aid to the UN body only in occupied Palestinian territories and Jordan, is to stop commemorating occasions such as Nakba Day and the Balfour Declaration.
Meanwhile, the UNRWA’s Chief of Communications, Sami Msha’sha’, said that the US had conditioned the continuation of aid to the organization after carrying out the “amendments”, and said it would only fund UNRWA’s operations in Jordan and the occupied territories.
He reiterated that the UNRWA is suffering from an “unprecedented” budget crisis, but stressed that it would continue offering its services to Palestinian refugees in besieged Gaza, the occupied West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
The Israeli occupation forces late on Tuesday evening prevented the construction of a Palestinian kindergarten in the town of Ya’bad, to the west of Jenin in the northern West Bank.
Samer Abu Baker, mayor of Ya’bad, said that Israeli army ordered a halt on the planned construction of the building and confiscated the equipment belonging to the company undertaking the project, although the project is located within the organizational structure of the town.
Abu Baker said the planned building was funded by Norway and approved by the European Union.
Samer Abu Baker, mayor of Ya’bad, said that Israeli army ordered a halt on the planned construction of the building and confiscated the equipment belonging to the company undertaking the project, although the project is located within the organizational structure of the town.
Abu Baker said the planned building was funded by Norway and approved by the European Union.
Israeli soldiers shot, earlier on Wednesday, two young Palestinian men in Jenin refugee camp, and abducted two others in Wad Burqin area, and Jenin city, in northern West Bank.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded Jenin refugee camp, and fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, at many youngsters who protested the invasion and hurled stones at the army jeeps.
They added that the soldiers shot Mohammad Ismael al-Rokh and Ahmad Mohammad al-Amer, with live fire in their legs.
Furthermore, the soldiers surrounded and invaded homes in Wad Burqin, and abducted Mohammad Ismael Jarrar.
The soldiers also abducted Ahmad Husam Touqan, from Jenin city, after storming the Arab-American University, and forcing him out of his office.
In related news, the soldiers surrounded many villages and towns in the governorate, while a military surveillance drone, and a surveillance balloon, flew over Palestinian areas, east of Jenin.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded Jenin refugee camp, and fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, at many youngsters who protested the invasion and hurled stones at the army jeeps.
They added that the soldiers shot Mohammad Ismael al-Rokh and Ahmad Mohammad al-Amer, with live fire in their legs.
Furthermore, the soldiers surrounded and invaded homes in Wad Burqin, and abducted Mohammad Ismael Jarrar.
The soldiers also abducted Ahmad Husam Touqan, from Jenin city, after storming the Arab-American University, and forcing him out of his office.
In related news, the soldiers surrounded many villages and towns in the governorate, while a military surveillance drone, and a surveillance balloon, flew over Palestinian areas, east of Jenin.
30 jan 2018
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday detained a Palestinian school student in as-Sawiya town, south of Nablus, as they were providing protection for a horde of Jewish settlers who stormed the area.
Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that dozens of settlers rallied near as-Sawiya high school and brutalized its students and teachers as they were leaving for their homes in the afternoon.
According to them, several Israeli soldiers rushed to the area to protect the settlers before skirmishes started between them and local residents.
During the events, the soldiers arrested a student and took him to an undeclared place before releasing him later.
The soldiers also tried to forcibly enter the school, but teachers and students confronted them and foiled their attempt.
Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that dozens of settlers rallied near as-Sawiya high school and brutalized its students and teachers as they were leaving for their homes in the afternoon.
According to them, several Israeli soldiers rushed to the area to protect the settlers before skirmishes started between them and local residents.
During the events, the soldiers arrested a student and took him to an undeclared place before releasing him later.
The soldiers also tried to forcibly enter the school, but teachers and students confronted them and foiled their attempt.
28 jan 2018
Israeli forces on Sunday raided a primary school near the Ibraimi Mosque, in al-Khalil’s Old City, and searched it in the hunt for alleged stone-throwers.
Sources told a PIC reporter that Israeli soldiers raided al-Ibrahimiya primary school in the Old City, and searched the classrooms under the pretext of searching for 'wanted’ stone-throwers.
Israeli army regularly carries out assaults on Palestinian schools and educational facilities across the occupied West Bank in a serious violation of international law and students' right to pursue education in a safe environment.
Sources told a PIC reporter that Israeli soldiers raided al-Ibrahimiya primary school in the Old City, and searched the classrooms under the pretext of searching for 'wanted’ stone-throwers.
Israeli army regularly carries out assaults on Palestinian schools and educational facilities across the occupied West Bank in a serious violation of international law and students' right to pursue education in a safe environment.
24 jan 2018
Israeli police forces arrested Wednesday afternoon a number of Palestinian workers after car chase in Issawiya town, northeast of occupied Jerusalem.
According to the PIC reporter, Isaeli police chased a car driving into the town while a helicopter was hovering over the scene.
The passengers, who were later identified as Palestinian workers, were detained after they barricaded themselves in a local kindergarten.
The car was also confiscated.
Meanwhile, violent clashes broke out when Israeli police attacked local students with teargas bombs while leaving their schools in the town.
Two students were detained during the clashes. Video
According to the PIC reporter, Isaeli police chased a car driving into the town while a helicopter was hovering over the scene.
The passengers, who were later identified as Palestinian workers, were detained after they barricaded themselves in a local kindergarten.
The car was also confiscated.
Meanwhile, violent clashes broke out when Israeli police attacked local students with teargas bombs while leaving their schools in the town.
Two students were detained during the clashes. Video
22 jan 2018
A group of undercover Israeli soldiers attacked, Monday, three schoolchildren in Kafr Malek village, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and briefly detained them.
Media sources said the undercover soldiers attacked the three children, identified as Ali Khalil Ka’abna, 10, Anas Younis Abu Ein, 7, and Salem Khaled Abu Ghorra, and tried to abduct them.
They added that the soldiers claimed that the children hurled stones at army vehicles driving on a nearby bypass road.
The three children are from a nearby Bedouin area, and attend school in Kafr Malek; the undercover soldiers attacked them while waiting for the bus to go back home.
Many women from the village managed to convince the soldiers to release the children. Video
Media sources said the undercover soldiers attacked the three children, identified as Ali Khalil Ka’abna, 10, Anas Younis Abu Ein, 7, and Salem Khaled Abu Ghorra, and tried to abduct them.
They added that the soldiers claimed that the children hurled stones at army vehicles driving on a nearby bypass road.
The three children are from a nearby Bedouin area, and attend school in Kafr Malek; the undercover soldiers attacked them while waiting for the bus to go back home.
Many women from the village managed to convince the soldiers to release the children. Video
17 jan 2018
Israeli settlers, on Wednesday, broke into a school in the village of Beit Ta’mir, east of Bethlehem, and damaged some of its content, said local government sources.
WAFA reported that, according to Hasan Briejeh, representative of the wall and settlements committee, Israeli settlers broke into the Challenge 5 School, breaking a door and tearing a tent inside the school.
He said the families prevented the settlers from inflicting more damage to the school, and chased them away.
The school, which was rebuilt in September 2017, has been named “Challenge 5 School,” because it was the fifth school to be constructed by the ministry in areas threatened by Israeli settlement construction and expansion.
WAFA reported that, according to Hasan Briejeh, representative of the wall and settlements committee, Israeli settlers broke into the Challenge 5 School, breaking a door and tearing a tent inside the school.
He said the families prevented the settlers from inflicting more damage to the school, and chased them away.
The school, which was rebuilt in September 2017, has been named “Challenge 5 School,” because it was the fifth school to be constructed by the ministry in areas threatened by Israeli settlement construction and expansion.
12 jan 2018
The Israeli occupation authorities on Thursday seized large tracts of Palestinian lands in Nablus’s southern town of Burin, in the northern West Bank.
Speaking with PIC, director of Burin Secondary School Ibrahim Omran said an Israeli liaison officer and the army’s deputy commander showed up in the area and updated him on the confiscation order.
The Israeli officers also said that the targeted area, covering over 20 dunums of the 55-dunum school, will be engulfed with birded wire.
The confiscation was issued allegedly to protect the school from the simmering assaults by Israeli settlers.
The school headmaster rejected the alleged reasons and told the officers: “Had your intention been to protect the school, the barbed while would have been set up near the bypass road.”
He added that the fence to be set up around the land will prevent the locals from cultivating it and using it for future projects.
Although an Israeli military watchtower is just dozens of meters away from the area, Burin school, located near the bypass road leading to Yitzhar settlement, has increasingly been targeted by Israeli settlers.
Speaking with PIC, director of Burin Secondary School Ibrahim Omran said an Israeli liaison officer and the army’s deputy commander showed up in the area and updated him on the confiscation order.
The Israeli officers also said that the targeted area, covering over 20 dunums of the 55-dunum school, will be engulfed with birded wire.
The confiscation was issued allegedly to protect the school from the simmering assaults by Israeli settlers.
The school headmaster rejected the alleged reasons and told the officers: “Had your intention been to protect the school, the barbed while would have been set up near the bypass road.”
He added that the fence to be set up around the land will prevent the locals from cultivating it and using it for future projects.
Although an Israeli military watchtower is just dozens of meters away from the area, Burin school, located near the bypass road leading to Yitzhar settlement, has increasingly been targeted by Israeli settlers.
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