Facing an acute shortage of firewood and other fuel, people have resorted to burning things that are precious to them. They include papers that people have written themselves.
Knowledge is going up in smoke in Gaza
Tags: education
Israeli soldiers invade orphanage school to stop ‘Yes to Peace’ poetry
Israeli police said “No” to a “Yes to Peace, No to War” poetry festival designed to encourage creativity in students at a Palestinian orphanage school in occupied Jerusalem.
2 stories of the 1st day of school in the Palestinian Territories
300 children in Israeli prisons are not in school so far this year. At least one school – in Hebron – was demolished, and its furniture confiscated several weeks ago, but classes started anyway. Education is a basic human right.
Israeli forces shut down event honoring Palestinian teachers in East Jerusalem
The Palestinian Directorate of Education organized a celebration to honor retired Palestinian teachers, but Israeli forces raided the event and sent everyone home.