Some 150 Palestinian schools in East Jerusalem have closed down to protest against attempts of the Israeli government to censor textbooks and impose the Israeli curriculum.About 100,000 students on mOnday refrained from going to their schools .
Ziad al-Shamali, head of the Union of Parents in East Jerusalem, said that if Israel s efforts succeed, it "will have control over the education of 90 percent of our students in Jerusalem", reports Xinhua news agency citing WAFA
JERUSALEM, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) Some 150 Palestinian schools in East Jerusalem on Monday shut their doors to protest against attempts of the Israeli government to censor the textbooks and impose the Israeli curriculum in classrooms.
Israel's ministry of education has revoked the licences of six East Jerusalem schools for 'inciteful materials.' Palestinians warn that this is another step towards the Israelization of education in Jerusalem and call for schools to resist.