RAMALLAH, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), The Palestinian ministry of education in Ramallah has warned of relentless Israeli attempts to impose the Israeli curriculum on Palestinian students from grades one through nine in Occupied Jerusalem.
In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry also said that several Palestinian teachers and members of educational staff are prevented by Israeli police forces from reaching or entering their schools in the holy city.
“The right of Jerusalem’s students to education and to study their national curriculum is a fundamental right protected by international charters and conventions,” the ministry underscored.
The ministry described the attempts to enforce the Israeli curriculum in Jerusalem as part of a systematic campaign against Palestinian education in Jerusalem.
The ministry highlighted a broader pattern of Israeli restrictions targeting UNRWA schools, the Palestinian national curriculum, and the construction of new educational facilities.
The ministry accused the Israeli occupation regime of seeking to erase the Palestinians’ identity and change the national narrative in the city by controlling their educational institutions.
The ministry called on the international community and its educational and rights institutions to take urgent, effective measures to halt Israel’s targeting of Palestinian education in Jerusalem.
