‘All we want is to learn’: Gaza’s children growing up without schools
As children worldwide go back to school, Gaza’s children are still waiting for their educations and classrooms to be rebuilt and restored. Esraa Sameer, in Gaza, reports on how they’re coping
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<one of the comments 2 days ago by Klingsor2> :
Thank you for the article; most of the UK media has deserted Palestinians in their plight.
My experiences in the West Bank demonstrated how determined Palestinian families are that their children are well-educated. Children often have to be escorted to protect them from stone-throwing settlers; their schools are frequently invaded by the IDF and their teachers harassed and sometimes arrested. There have been numerous demolitions in areas where settlements are expanding. We have all seen what the IDF has done in Gaza to schools, colleges and universities. Not collateral damage; education is a threat.
And yet the children, the students and their teachers continue their struggle against all the odds, achieving remarkable standards.
I recall a twelve year-old boy reading me his poem; it was in English.
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Gaza: ‘Our children are being deprived of an education’
As children worldwide go back to school, their Palestinian counterparts are still waiting for their education and classrooms to be rebuilt and rest...
