mo4ch:>‘Not a gift’ UNRWA slams Israel decision to close its Palestinian schools | Mo4ch News

Israel will close all UNRWA schools in East Jerusalem to replace them with Israeli-run schools in a blow to Palestinians. The agency has complained it was not told of this decision.Israel’s National Security Council decided it will revoke permits for the schools which are run by the United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) in East Jerusalem, the Times of Israel reports, citing Hadashot TV.Also on rt.comHonest debate needed about legacy of Israel’s expulsion of the Palestinians – Ken LivingstoneThe agency, which provides education, healthcare and social services for Palestinian refugees in East Jerusalem, Gaza, the West Bank Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria, runs seven schools in Jerusalem which serve 3,000 students.The report said the schools would come into the care of Israel’s Jerusalem Municipality that uses the curriculum set by the Israeli Education Ministry, a disturbing idea for Palestinians and their wish for self-determination. East Jerusalem is occupied Palestinian territory whi…