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Education
End to Gaza Conflict is Imperative for Safe Return to Learning – UNRWA
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Over 625,000 students and 22,564 teachers have been deprived of education and a safe place for over three months.” – UNRWA On the International Day of Education, the stark reality […]
Israel Deliberately Kills Academics, Intellectuals in Gaza – Euro-Med Rights Group
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Destroying universities and killing academics and students “will make it more difficult to resume university and academic life when the genocide ends.” The Israeli army has killed 94 university professors, […]
Israeli Forces Destroy Main Buildings of Al-Israa University in Gaza – VIDEO
Israeli occupation forces have destroyed the main buildings of the Al-Israa University, located south of Gaza City. The targeted structures housed graduate and undergraduate colleges, as well as a national museum. In a press statement, […]
Israeli Forces Obstruct Palestinian Students’ Access to School
Israeli occupation soldiers obstructed the arrival of Palestinian students and teachers at 27 schools. Meanwhile, in the northern West Bank village of Burqa, classes were suspended following an Israeli military raid. Israeli occupation forces obstructed […]
Israeli Occupation Forces Break into Palestinian Elementary School near Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers reportedly blew up doors, searched the classrooms, and seized CCTV cameras, destroying some and causing heavy damage to property. Israeli occupation forces broke into Izzariyeh Elementary School for Girls, east of Jerusalem, on […]
This is How a Palestinian Mother Turned Daughter’s Homework to a Dream Job – PHOTO GALLERY
By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Ibtisam Awais, 37, is the owner of the Ibtisam Educational Aids Project. Working from her home in the Gaza Strip, she is able to provide for her three children while […]
Israeli Forces Confiscate Books Depicting Palestinian Flag from Students in East Jerusalem
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli forces have confiscated hundreds of books depicting the Palestinian flag from students in East Jerusalem, according to a report published by Israeli newspaper Haaretz. “Since the start of the […]
On International Literacy Day, Palestine Women Fight Back against Neglect, Occupation
By Palestine Chronicle Staff These elderly Palestinian women were deprived of education in their younger years, but they maintained the dream, and are now, at last, getting a second chance. Many of Palestine’s illiterate […]
These Are the Numbers of Students Returning to School in Besieged Gaza – Photo Gallery
By Palestine Chronicle Staff 625,000 students from across the Gaza Strip attended their first day of school today, August 26. This number includes 305,000 students who attend government schools, 300,000 students who are pupils […]
A Difficult Year Awaits 1.3 Million Palestinian Students Returning to School
This week and the next, over 1.3 million Palestinian children will return to school in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and in the Gaza Strip. This is happening during a tumultuous year, said the […]
Buried Twice: How High School Celebration Turned into Tragedy for This Palestinian Boy
By Asem al-Jerjawi Two weeks after taking the high school final exam (Tawjihi), Majdi Ar’arawi was killed by the Israeli occupation forces during a military raid in the Jenin refugee camp. Sitting in front of […]
War on Coexistence: Why Kisch Banned Israeli-Palestinian Bereavement Support Groups
The Israeli Education Ministry yesterday banned the grassroots organization, Parents Circle-Families Forum (PCFF), which comprises bereaved Israeli and Palestinian families, from arranging activities at schools. The decision was based on new ministry rules issued by […]
Joy in Palestine as Families Celebrate ‘Tawjihi’ Results
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestine Chronicle joined families celebrating their kids’ high grades in Gaza. The results of the final high school exam, known as Tawjihi, are in, and Palestinian families are out […]
Time for Action: Promoting Israeli Apartheid in Canadian Schools Must be Challenged
By Yves Engler The Palestinian solidarity movement must seek to disrupt the ‘school to apartheid promotion pipeline’. It’s past time to challenge private schools indoctrinating young minds into worshiping a violent faraway state that oppresses millions. […]
Young Palestinian Scientists Shine in Gaza Exhibition (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The projects were presented in an exhibition featuring a range of categories, from artificial intelligence to programming, to public health. About 250 Palestinian children took part in a unique initiative […]
‘Unacceptable and Unconscionable’: 400 CUNY Law Alumni Stand with Graduate Who Criticized Israel
Over 400 alumni of the City University of New York (CUNY) have signed a letter expressing their solidarity with Fatima Mohammed, a Yemeni graduate of CUNY School of Law who has been targeted by a […]
Tens of Thousands of Palestinian Students Undergo Final High School Tests Weeks after War (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Gaza students were forced to study for their final exams under the harshest of circumstances, often without electricity and amid massive destruction. 87,817 students emerged from testing centers across Occupied […]
Time for Selfies: Gaza Students Receive Their Certificates
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestine Chronicle joined the celebrations and took numerous photos of well-dressed children, including those who were taking their own selfies. It felt more like a holiday than simply a […]
Israeli Soldiers Break into Elementary School, Hold Teachers, Students at Gunpoint
Israeli soldiers broke into a Palestinian elementary school in Beitunia, near Ramallah, and prevented students and teachers from leaving it, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local sources told WAFA that Israeli occupation forces […]
No Food, No Water: Palestinians of Sudan Speak of the War and the Journey Home
By Lubna Abuhashem Mohammed Mousa, 24, was playing cards with his friends when he heard the sounds of bombs at exactly 9:00 am, on Saturday, April 15. Mousa studies medicine in the Sudanese state of […]
European Diplomats Visit Palestinian School at Risk of IsraelI Demolition
European diplomats visited a Palestinian school at risk of Israeli demolition in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, The New Arab reported. The British Consulate in Jerusalem said it had joined other missions at the […]
Palestinian Teachers Continue Strike in Spite of PA Government Threats
Palestinian teachers reiterated on Sunday that they will not give in to Palestinian Authority government threats to end their strike and insisted on escalating their protests, Quds Press reported. The Teachers’ Movement stressed it did […]
UN Urges Israel to Ensure Palestinians’ Right to Education
The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lynn Hastings, called on the Israeli government to “fulfill its international obligations to ensure Palestinians can have safe access to education,” The Middle […]
Israeli Soldiers Fire Teargas at Palestinian Students in Hebron (VIDEO)
Several students, including children, suffocated on Tuesday from tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers in the city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The soldiers fired tear gas canisters at students […]
Israeli Forces Obstruct Palestinian Students’ Access to School
Israeli forces obstructed Palestinian students’ access to their schools in the village of Tuqu’, near the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Mousa al-Sha’er, head of the Tuqu […]
Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian School near Nablus
Jewish settlers attacked a Palestinian high school near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlements activities in the northern West Bank, […]
In Gaza, Students’ Heavy Endeavors are Going in Vain
By Shahd Safi – Gaza From the 1948 Nakba, the Naksa of 1967 to now, many Palestinians have been forced to live as refugees, facing dire social and financial difficulties. Education is their only hope for […]
Two Students Injured as Israeli Army Attacks Palestine Technical University
Two students were injured by gunfire on Thursday in an attack by Israeli occupation forces on students at the Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie in Tulkarm, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA correspondent […]
Israel to Demolish Palestinian School in Masafer Yatta
The Israeli occupation army on Thursday issued an order to demolish a Palestinian school that is under construction in the Masafer Yatta region, south of Hebron (Al-Khalil), the Middle East Monitor reported. Local sources said […]
Israeli Forces Raid Palestinian School, Intimidate Students, Teachers
Israeli occupation forces on Sunday raided a school serving the villages of As-Sawiya and al-Lubban al-Sharqiya, near Nablus, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. According to local sources, Israeli forces threatened students and teachers […]