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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 […]

Birzeit University Students Accuse Palestinian Authority of Political Detentions
Eight Palestinian students continue to be detained by the Palestinian Authority after one was released on Monday, a source close to the students’ council at Birzeit University near Ramallah, told The New Arab. The students’ […]

Children are Entitled to the Truth: Teaching Young People about Palestine in Canadian Schools and Beyond
By Paul Salvatori I was at a Toronto mall Saturday. I help coordinate a weekly talent show there. After one of the talented singers, a girl about 10 years old, performed the MC asked […]

Gaza Athletes Compete in First University Championship (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestinian Athletics Federation organized Gaza’s first University Championship, sponsored by the Palestinian Olympic Committee. Nine universities and 100 athletes took part in the event, competing in 100, 200, 400, […]

Israeli Authorities Storm Jerusalem Schools in Search of Palestinian Curriculum
Employees of Israel’s Ministry of Education stormed several schools in the occupied city of Jerusalem on Thursday, searching students’ bags for books that follow the Palestinian curriculum. Eyewitnesses told the Safa news agency that Israeli […]

WATCH: Israeli Forces Attack Palestinian Students, Detain One in Hebron
Israeli forces on Monday attacked Palestinian students as they were leaving their schools in the West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local sources told WAFA that the Israeli forces […]

In Photos: Islamic University’s Forty-First Cohort Graduates in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Islamic University of Gaza celebrated the graduation of its forty-first cohort under the theme “Authenticity and Excellence”. The ceremony saw the graduation of 2,714 Palestinian male and female graduates. […]

Dozens of Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian School in Occupied West Bank
Dozens of Jewish settlers attacked a Palestinian school in the town of Hawarah, south of Nablus on Tuesday, hours after another settler mob clashed with Palestinian inhabitants in the town’s streets, The New Arab reported. […]

The Devil is a Liar: Keeping Anti-Palestinian Racism away from Education
By Paul Salvatori Last May I was at a counterdemonstration to the annual Walk With Israel event in Toronto. The demonstration, comprised of pro-Palestinian protestors, walked to a field where part of the event […]

Israeli Forces Bombard West Bank School with Teargas Canisters, Sound Bombs
Israeli occupation forces on Monday bombarded a high school near Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, with tear gas and sound bombs, causing suffocation cases, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. According to local […]

Stories from Qalandiya: Children of the Checkpoint
By Tamar Fleishman From the outside, nobody can fully understand the difficulties and hardship of Palestinian workers who work nearby Israeli military checkpoints. When they find it difficult to make a livelihood in their towns […]

EU Representative Visits Palestinian School Facing Imminent Threat of Demolition
The Representative of the European Union to Palestine, Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff, visited on Tuesday the EU-funded Ras al-Teen elementary school, near Ramallah, which is facing the imminent threat of demolition by the Israeli authorities. […]

Palestinian Schools in Jerusalem to Go on Strike against Israel’s Attempts to Impose Textbooks
The Palestinian schools in occupied East Jerusalem are scheduled to go on a one-day strike on Monday, in protest of the Israeli occupation’s attempts to impose its textbooks, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]

‘We are Going to Be Professionals about It’: The Role of Education in the Palestinian Struggle for Justice
By Paul Salvatori Recently I was sifting through an older video of Irwin Cotler, Canada’s Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism. I was specifically looking for an observation he makes on […]

Palestinian Students Forced to Evacuate after Being Targeted by Israeli Forces’ Tear Gas
Israeli forces on Thursday attacked a Palestinian school with teargas canisters in Burin, near Nablus, forcing the school administration to evacuate students and teachers to ensure their safety, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]

Israeli Authorities Threaten to Close School near Ramallah (VIDEO)
Israeli occupation authorities threatened on Monday to close a Palestinian school in the village of Deir Nizam, northwest of Ramallah, alleging students throw stones at Israeli occupation soldiers, the Middle East Monitor reported. Badr Shreitah, […]

Back to School: Despite War, Gaza Students Embrace New School Year with Hope
By Palestine Chronicle Staff More than half a million students returned to school in Gaza on Monday, August 29. The Palestine Chronicle correspondent visited several schools throughout the besieged Gaza Strip. According to figures […]

Meet Yousef Ajjour, A Palestinian Teacher on a Special Mission (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Youssef Ajjour is a 35-year-old teacher from Gaza. He has just launched a very special project named “We will read you, do not forget”. The aim is to teach students […]

B’nai Brith’s Lawsuit Attacks Campus Free Speech, Student Democracy
By Yves Engler On Wednesday B’nai Brith announced a lawsuit against McGill University, Student Society of McGill University (SSMU) and student group Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR). The apartheid lobby group is angry that […]

Heartwarming Photos of Palestinian High School Students Celebrating Final Exam Results
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestinian Ministry of Education announced on Saturday the results of the secondary schools’ final exam, known as Tawjihi. Of the nearly 85,000 students who took the exam across Palestine, […]

Israel to Close Six Palestinian Schools in East Jerusalem
Israeli authorities withdrew the licenses of six schools in occupied East Jerusalem for ‘glorifying’ resistance against Israel’s illegal occupation, The New Arab reported. Israel’s Minister of Education, Yifat Shasha Biton, decided on Thursday to cancel the […]

Bittersweet Moment: Palestinian Students Celebrate End of Year without Two Colleagues (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian female high school students celebrate the completion of their 2022 final exams (Tawjihi) in Gaza City. In June, over 87,000 Palestinian students took their final exams in Gaza, in […]