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A wave of protests swept through occupied Jerusalem after Israel’s decision to limit and cancel permits for Christian teachers. Dozens of private schools in the occupied city have suspended classes, affecting thousands of students. The move is part of Israel’s efforts to restrict the hiring of Palestinian teachers with local degrees. Israel has also banned Palestinian universities from hiring teachers with local degrees, and has restricted the hiring of new teachers from the West Bank.
The protests, led by the General Secretariat of Christian Educational Institutions in Jerusalem, involved all private schools in the city. Israel’s decision affects around 20,000 students, including 8,500 students from 15 Christian schools. The General Secretariat said that 171 teachers and staff members were directly affected by Israel’s decision, which is more than half of the around 300 teachers working in all private schools in the city.
The recent Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, which killed two Palestinian women, including a mother of 18, have also been a major factor in the protests. The women, known as the “symbol of determination,” were killed in the airstrikes, which violated the ceasefire agreement. Israel has also banned Palestinian teachers with local degrees from working in schools in occupied Jerusalem.
The protests are part of a broader campaign by Palestinian and Israeli activists to resist Israel’s policies in occupied Jerusalem. The city’s Palestinian schools have been struggling to hire teachers with local degrees, and the Israeli government’s restrictions have made it even harder.
The move has also sparked international concern, with the United Nations and human rights groups condemning Israel’s actions. The UN has called on Israel to allow Palestinian teachers with local degrees to work in schools in occupied Jerusalem.
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