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An ode to my school, destroyed by Israel
The school where I taught in Gaza City was my second home. Now it lies in ruins, some of my beloved students are dead, and I am terrified for the rest.
By
Ruwaida Kamal Amer
February 21, 2024
Israeli academia joins the crackdown on dissent
On Israeli campuses, Palestinian and left-wing Jewish students and faculty have been suspended, arrested, and intimidated for their views since Oct. 7
By
Mariam Farah
December 3, 2023
‘It’ll turn campus into an army base’: Tel Aviv University to host soldiers’ program
A collaboration between the Israeli army and TAU has drawn backlash from faculty and Palestinian students decrying the militarization of academia.
By
Meron Rapoport
October 4, 2023
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Palestinian mothers teach life, not hate
How am I supposed to explain to my six-year-old son the heinous acts he witnesses Israel perpetrating against his people? How do you suggest I explain the violence of your occupation to my kid, Mr. Netanyahu? By Dalal Erakat In his address to the UN General Assembly last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had the audacity to insinuate…
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October 11, 2016
Arab group in Israel paves new future for town’s next generation
University students from Tira are proving they can be a force for change in the Palestinian community in Israel. The key: taking the fate of their hometown’s youth into their own hands. Three weeks ago, the building of the municipality of Tira, a Palestinian Arab town in the Muthalath (“Triangle”) area of Israel, was bustling…
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Amjad Iraqi
December 27, 2015
Educating toward peace: Two narratives for two peoples
After Oslo, Israel made an attempt to institutionalize education toward peace, but it drowned in bloodshed and violence. A look at the situation today. By Gil Gertel Not a single educator has made a single educational declaration regarding the current situation over the past month. Nothing. Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett keeps repeating that Palestinian…
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October 28, 2015
WATCH: Protesting budget discrimination for church schools in Israel
Church-run schools serving over 30,000 Arab children in Israel have been on strike for weeks due to crippling budget cuts. Private Jewish schools receive far more funding. The church-run schools are considered among the best schools in the country and parents fear they could be forced to shut down. Read more on the church school…
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Social TV
September 22, 2015
The idiot’s guide to whitewashing the occupation
With a naive tone, jovial denial of the existence of Palestinians and winsome depiction of settlers and life in the West Bank, Israel’s settlement lobby creates an illustrated guide to hasbaraland. “Occupation, shmoccupation!” declares a new booklet published by the Yesha Council, the lobbying and political arm of West Bank settlements. Titled “Kibush kishkush” (which…
By
Natasha Roth-Rowland
September 9, 2015
Arab school strike highlights Israel’s discriminatory education policies
All of Israel’s Arabic schools went on strike Monday in solidarity with 47 church-run schools fighting for equal funding from the state in comparison to Jewish religious schools. The discrimination in education is a microcosm of an entire system of inequity. Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett published an op-ed last week marking the start of the new…
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Amjad Iraqi
September 7, 2015
Bennett as education minister: Less science, more Judaism
Bennett’s party website lists promoting ‘love for land and [Jewish] people’ as a top priority; the Education Ministry already announced that fewer classroom hours will be devoted to core subjects like math, language and history. Along with the announcement that Netanyahu finally formed a governing coalition Wednesday night came the anticipated news that Israel’s next…
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Natasha Roth-Rowland
May 7, 2015
WATCH: The conflict starts in school
Documentary filmmaker Tamar Erde went to five Israeli and Palestinian schools to find out what role state education plays in shaping children’s notions about politics.
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Social TV
May 1, 2015
Education Ministry’s website revamped – without Arabic
The Ministry of Education has promised to add Arabic to its new website ‘within days’ for over a month. Since the Israeli school year began on September 1, the Education Ministry’s official website, which was recently revamped, has failed to provide its new look in Arabic – which is (still) an official language in Israel.…
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Mairav Zonszein
October 5, 2014
In J’lem, thousands of Palestinian students have no classrooms
There is a shortage of 738 classrooms in East Jerusalem – only 38 percent of Palestinian children are registered in the municipal education system. The problem is not lack of funds, but a planning policy designed to prevent development in Palestinian neighborhoods of the city. By Aviv Tatarsky As the Israeli school year begins, let’s…
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September 13, 2014
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