Education increasingly difficult for young Palestinians.Ramallah, West Bank (ENI)--Schooling for Palestinian children is a story of constant interruptions, closings and curfews, which Palestinians and human rights groups believe are being used to punish people for the ongoing intifada Intifada (ĭntēfă`dĕ) [Arab.,=uprising, shaking off], the Palestinian uprising during the late 1980s and early 90s in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, areas that had been occupied by Israel since 1967. , the uprising against Israeli occupation that started in September 2000. Schools in Bethlehem were shut down in early January under an enforced curfew. Other schools, such as the Lutheran School Lutheran schools and education were a priority for Lutherans who emigrated to the United States and Australia from Germany and Scandinavia. One of the first things they did was to create schools for their children. of Hope in Ramallah, stayed open, although it could close at any time since Israeli troops can order students confined to their homes under a curfew. Curfew breakers, even schoolchildren schoolchildren school npl → écoliers mpl; (at secondary school) → collégiens mpl; lycéens mpl schoolchildren school , risk detention without trial. During curfews Israeli soldiers often carry out sweeps for suspected militants. Suicide bombers Noun 1. suicide bomber - a terrorist who blows himself up in order to kill or injure other people act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political are often young people, so young Palestinians are often targeted in the crackdowns. The Ramallah school is one of six run by the Evangelical Lutheran Church Evangelical Lutheran Church can refer to many different Lutheran churches in the world. Among them are the following:
Of the 396 students at the school, 61 per cent are Muslim and the rest, Christian. The Palestinian Ministry of Education reported that by the end of the 2001-2002 school year, 216 students were killed, 2,514 injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. and 164 arrested. In addition, 17 teachers and staff were killed and 71 were arrested. More than 1,000 schools were closed for at least three consecutive weeks due to the Israeli crackdown at the end of March until the end of the school year in July. The area's population is three million. |
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