West Bank & Jerusalem
Occupation blocks West Bank teachers from entering East Jerusalem schools
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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The school year in occupied East Jerusalem has not begun normally after Israeli authorities prevented dozens of teachers from the West Bank from reaching their classrooms, Shehab Wire reported. The restrictions have turned school entrances into a flashpoint for Palestinian resistance to occupation policies as the academic calendar stalls.
The blockade compounds long-standing constraints on Palestinian institutional life in the contested city, where Israeli authorities maintain strict control over movement between the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Teachers unable to cross checkpoints face disrupted classroom schedules and students without instructors as the new term struggles to commence.
