In May this year, the Norwegian Refugee Council warned that over 6,550 students risked the loss of their education if Israel went ahead and destroyed 57 schools in the occupied West Bank. Last week, Israel demolished an elementary school for Palestinian children living in Ein Samiyah. The school was built in 2022 with funds from the EU, providing Palestinian children in the community with access to education closer to their homes.  Following the demolition, the EU called upon Israel to respect the Palestinian children’s right to education and to compensate the bloc for the school’s destruction. That reaction to such recurring human rights violations would be laughable if it wasn’t so ludicrous. Israel has not committed a one-off violation; it … Continue reading The international community feigns ignorance over Israel’s colonial violence