Ramallah (UNA/WAFA) – The Ministry of Education and Higher Education stated that the ongoing Israeli occupation measures against the education sector in occupied Jerusalem, the latest of which was the failure to issue the necessary permits to hundreds of teachers and staff members holding West Bank IDs, constitute a serious and blatant violation of the right to education..
The ministry explained in a statement issued on Tuesday that these measures forced private schools in Jerusalem to suspend classes for the past two days in order to preserve the educational process and the safety of their staff..
She considered this unjust decision to be part of a systematic policy aimed at undermining the components of Palestinian identity in the capital, and an extension of the campaigns of oppression, Judaization, and Israelization that target the foundations of education in the holy city..
The ministry affirmed that education in Jerusalem is a red line, stressing that the occupation's restrictions disrupt the rights to education and freedom of movement, and undermine the foundations of the educational process. It noted that it will pursue this issue with all local and international institutions to ensure the protection of the right to education and to support the resilience of schools, educational staff, and students in the face of these policies..
The ministry called on the international community and UN institutions, especially UNESCO and UNICEF, to assume their responsibilities regarding these violations, which contravene international agreements, conventions, and relevant international resolutions..
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