While Palestinian children return to school, we are aware of a deeply
upsetting change in the curriculum of at least five schools in East Jerusalem.
The Israeli municipality has offered incentives—an extra 2,000 shekels per
student—to schools in East Jerusalem which will switch the Palestinian
curriculum to the Israeli curriculum. The Israeli curriculum whitewashes over
the history of Palestinian culture and struggle, depicts the state of Israel as
including the West Bank, and labels Jerusalem the capital of Israel despite
international consensus that East Jerusalem is under occupation. Lord, we wish
to lift these concerns up to you: that this represents the loss of the
Palestinian narrative in these schools, and that students will receive only the
Israeli side of the story. Lord in your
mercy…
Jerusalem—house demolitions, etc.
Gaza and Egypt—students from Gaza
no longer allowed to attend classes in Egypt
World Week for Peace in Palestine
Israel—services and programs around Jerusalem (Rev. John Calhoun asked if we
would mention it)
World Council of Churches: Belarus,
Moldova, Russia, Ukraine
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