-Caveat Lector- Thursday, October 03, 2002 Tishrei 27, 5763 Israel Time: 04:52 (GMT+3)
250,000 Palestinian children are denied access to schools http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=215602&contrassI D=2&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y By Joseph Algazy About a quarter of a million Palestinian children in the West Bank are prevented from attending school, UNICEF special representative in the region, Pierre Poupard, said yesterday. "Right now, the Israeli military is preventing thousands of Palestinian children and teachers from attending school," Poupard said. "A generation of Palestinian children is being denied their right to an education." In a statement issued yesterday, Poupard said that for the past month, more than 226,000 school children out of one million in the West Bank, and 9,300 teachers are denied access to their schools. In addition, at least 580 schools have been closed due to IDF curfews, closures and home confinement, mainly in the Nablus, Jenin, Tul Karm and Hebron areas. The movement restrictions require setting up an alternative schooling system, and many Palestinian children are now tutored at home by their parents or gather in makeshift classrooms, such as mosques, basements and alleways, the statement said. It cautioned, however, that the quality of home education cannot be assessed or assured. As an occupying power, Israel has an obligation to ensure education is available to every Palestinian child, in accordance with the 4th Geneva Convention and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, according to the statement. It said the curfew and mobility restrictions must be lifted at least during school hours. The statement also stresses the economic plight afflicting more than 300,000 school children in the West Bank, calling on the donor states to increase their material aid to these Palestinian families. UNICEF is currently implementing a back-to-school campaign to ensure that the poorest Palestinian children can stay in school. The campaign, which supports over 14,000 children, includes providing school uniforms and school bags - expenses that often keep poor children out of the classroom. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
