The United Nations yesterday urged Israeli occupation authorities to end “interference” in Palestinian children’s education in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). “Alarmed by a high number of reported incidents of interference in or near Palestinian schools in the West Bank since the beginning of the school year in September,” the press release stated, the UN called for children “to be better-protected from the effects of Israeli occupation”. In 2018 alone, the UN noted, there were 111 different documented cases of interference to education in the West Bank affecting more than 19,000 children. “Classrooms should be a sanctuary from conflict, where children can learn and develop into active citizens,” said Jamie McGoldrick, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in a joint statement with UNICEF … Continue reading 111 cases of Israel occupation ‘interference’ to Palestinian education in 2018