Educational institutions are victims of conflict, again

Palestine’s educational institutions, from schools to universities, are being targeted by Israeli airstrikes again, along with the killing and arrest of many teachers and students, the destruction of educational facilities and the suspension of teaching in most of the Palestinian territories, reports Amr EL-Tohamy for Al-Fanar Media.

In East Jerusalem, a large building affiliated with Al-Quds University was severely damaged as a result of many tear gas canisters and sound bombs fired by the Israeli forces on the campus, causing a fire that left the building completely burnt and collapsed.

“What happened is not new,” said Abdullah Najajreh, a professor of public law at Al-Quds University’s faculty of law, in a phone call. “It has happened frequently, not only to Al-Quds University, which has been besieged for more than 17 years by the apartheid wall, but to all of the Palestinian educational institutions.” Over the past few days, many students and professors have also been arrested, according to Najajreh, who is secretary-general of the Federation of Unions of Palestinian University Professors and Employees.
Full report on the Al-Fanar Media site