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From Turtle Island to Palestine: ‘The Catastrophe’ is Ongoing
By Benay Blend In the run-up to the elections, Joe Biden declared that what unites the United States and Israel goes beyond the exchange of weapons, though that is a major part of his agenda. […]

Israeli Forces Detain 10 Palestinians, Including Journalist, High School Student
Israeli forces on Monday detained at least 10 Palestinians, including a journalist, a high school student, and a 61-year-old man, during raids at their homes in the occupied West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency […]

WATCH: PA Security Forces Target An-Najah University Students with Live Bullets
The Palestinian Authority security forces on Tuesday targeted students at the campus of An-Najah National University with live bullets, injuring several of them, Safa Press Agency reported. According to Safa, the PA security “violently dispersed a […]

Two West Bank Schools Evacuated after Israeli Soldiers Open Fire at Them
Two schools in the northern West Bank town of Burqa, near Nablus, were quickly evacuated from their students and teachers on Tuesday, after Isreali soldiers opened live fire in the direction of the building, the […]

WATCH: Three Palestinians Injured as Israeli Forces Raid University Campus
Three Palestinians were injured on Wednesday by Israeli army gunfire during a military raid at the Palestine Technical University – Khaduri, in the northern occupied West Bank city of Tulkarm, the official Palestinian news agency […]

WATCH: Palestinian Students Injured as Israeli Forces Raid University Campus
A large Israeli army force raided on Tuesday the campus of Palestine Technical University – Khaduri, in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarm, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at students and injuring some, […]

Why are Italian Students Protesting Israeli Ambassador’s Visit to L’Aquila University?
By Romana Rubeo Italian students held a sit-in on Thursday to protest the decision by the University of L’Aquila to host the Israeli Ambassador to Italy, Dror Eydar. Eydar was invited to deliver a […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Raid School, Detain Two Students near Ramallah
Israeli forces raided a Palestinian school and detained two students on Tuesday morning, in the village of Deir Nidham, near the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local […]

WATCH: Israeli Forces Attack School, Beat Teachers near Bethlehem
Israeli forces on Wednesday attacked the staff and students of a school in Tuqu‘ town, east of Bethlehem city, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Ministry of Education (MoE) said that a number […]

Two West Bank Schools Evacuated as Israeli Forces Storm the Area
Two Palestinian schools in the village of Till, to the west of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, have been evacuated after clashes with Israeli forces erupted in the area, the official Palestinian news […]

Introducing ‘Mr. Robot’: A Gaza Teacher Dazzles His Students with His Latest Invention (PHOTOS)
By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Hassan Al-Razi, a 26-year-old teacher from the besieged Gaza Strip, created a homemade robot named ‘Mr. Robot’, to help him teach students in his classroom. ‘‘Mr. Robot’ is the first […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Raid Birzeit University Campus in West Bank (VIDEO)
Israeli occupation forces raided the campus of Birzeit University in the occupied West Bank at dawn on Tuesday The New Arab reported. Israeli soldiers broke into campus at around 4 am after beating the guards, […]

IN PHOTOS: Taqwa Nassar, Tenth Sibling to Graduate from Islamic University
By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Taqwa Abdulhadi Nassar has made her parents’ dream come true as she became the last of ten siblings to graduate from college. Taqwa, 22, has just received a Bachelor’s degree […]

IN PHOTOS: Islamic University in Gaza Kickstarts Graduation Ceremonies
By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Under the title of ‘Cohort of Excellence’, the Islamic University of Gaza celebrated its 40th cohort of graduates. The first day of the graduation ceremonies started on Sunday and was […]

‘Palestine 1’: Young Engineer Invents First Palestinian Satellite
By Romana Rubeo A Palestinian female engineer, Bayan Abu Salameh, invented a new method for building miniature satellites and named the prototype ‘Palestine 1’, making it the first-ever Palestinian satellite, Al Mayadeen news reported […]

85-Year-Old Palestinian Woman Awarded Bachelor’s Degree
Palestinian Jihad Buttu has obtained her bachelor’s degree in Islamic Law at the age of 85, the Middle East Monitor reported. Born in 1936 in the West Bank city of Nablus, Buttu attended school in […]

Palestinian Teacher Shortlisted for World’s Best Teacher Award
The Palestinian Ministry of Education has announced that Nesreen Qutainah, a science and maths teacher at Dora Primary School for Girls in the occupied West Bank city of Al-Khalil (Hebron), has been shortlisted for this […]

WATCH: 13 Palestinians, Including School Principal, Detained in West Bank Raids
Israeli forces today detained at least 13 Palestinians, including a school principal, across the West Bank, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Local sources confirmed that Israeli police detained the principal of a secondary […]

Birzeit University Protests Mass Detention of Students
The Student Union at Birzeit University organized today a sit-in in front of the university to protest the Israeli occupation forces’ detention of 33 students. Soldiers yesterday stopped 45 students following their solidarity visit to […]

Palestine Chronicle Organizes Its First Media Training Workshop in Gaza (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestine Chronicle organized its first media training workshop in Gaza on Wednesday, March 10. The training, which was conducted by Palestine Chronicle correspondent in the Gaza Strip Abdallah Aljamal, […]

Gaza Eases COVID Restrictions: Tawjihi Students Back in School (PHOTOS)
By Wafa Aludaini Gaza authorities began easing up COVID-19 restrictions Saturday, allowing Tawjihi students (final year of high school) to resume their studies, although under strict safety measures. Gaza’s Ministry of Education issued a statement […]

Palestine Urges International Intervention to Stop Israeli Demolition of West Bank School
Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh today called on international human rights organizations and international allies to intervene and stop the Israeli demolition of Ras al-Tin school, located east of Ramallah, following the Israeli Civil Administration’s cancelation […]

80-Year-Old Teacher Helps Students as COVID-19 Lockdown Persists in Gaza (PHOTOS)
By Fawzi Mahmoud Ikram al-Astal is an 80-year-old math teacher, who, despite old age, has stepped up to help students in Gaza City keep up with their studies, as the COVID-19 lockdown persisted in the […]

Liberation Through a Pen: Education in Occupied Palestine, Turtle Island and Cuba
By Benay Blend In a recent Facebook post, author Susan Abulhawa said that it’s hard not to believe that “with all their privilege and resources, cannot imagine a single alternative to educating their children except […]

EU, Denmark, PA to Fund 16 Infrastructure Projects in Area C (VIDEO)
The EU will begin a €5.8 million ($6.63 million) construction agreement with the Palestinian Authority in ‘Area C’ of the occupied West Bank, according to a statement from the Office of the EU Representative in […]

Israeli Soldiers Raid School, Terrorize Students near Ramallah (VIDEO)
Israeli forces raided today a school and terrorized its students in the village Deir Nizam, near Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources. Israeli Soldiers raided the school and ransacked classrooms, causing […]

Israeli Army Demolishes School Foundations East of Yatta
Israeli forces today demolished the foundations of a new school in Southern West Bank, according to Rateb Jabour, a member of the National and Popular Committee Resisting the Wall and Settlements. Jabour told WAFA that […]

Israel’s Renewed Campaign against UNRWA is an Attack on Palestinian Education and Liberation
By Ramona Wadi The international community has still not caught up with or refuses to acknowledge, Israel’s commitment to countering each purported victory for the Palestinians with yet more violations. These countermeasures implemented by Israel, […]

UNRWA Fires 17 Teachers Due to Budget Deficit
UNRWA has sacked 17 teachers from its schools in the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, Safa news agency reported yesterday. UNRWA claimed that the teachers were surplus to necessity. However, the human rights group, Shahed, said that the […]

Brown University Votes for BDS: US University Wants to Divest from Israeli Business
Brown University yesterday voted in favor of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which seeks to financially pressure Israel into ending the occupation of the Palestinian territories and allow full equality for its Arab-Palestinian […]