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45 Palestinian schools in West Bank and E. Jerusalem face threat of Israeli demolition

by Anadolu Agency

RAMALLAH Feb 05, 2018 - 12:00 am GMT+3
Palestinian children's warm themselves by fire outside their house in the street of Beit Hanun town northern Gaza Strip, during stormy weather in Gaza Strip, Jan. 27, 2018. (EPA Photo)
Palestinian children's warm themselves by fire outside their house in the street of Beit Hanun town northern Gaza Strip, during stormy weather in Gaza Strip, Jan. 27, 2018. (EPA Photo)
by Anadolu Agency Feb 05, 2018 12:00 am

The United Nation Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Sunday that at least 45 schools in Palestine were facing the threat of destruction by the Israeli authority.

In a released statement, the OCHA acting Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territories Roberto Valent pointed out that a Palestinian school in East Jerusalem was destroyed by Israeli soldiers, and added: "The demolition was carried out on grounds of lack of Israeli-issued permits, which are nearly impossible to obtain."

"As in Abu Nuwar, hundreds of children attending one of at least 45 schools in the West Bank (37 in Area C and 8 in East Jerusalem) with pending demolition orders are living in instability, with the specter of school demolition ever-present, threatening their access to education," Valent said in the statement.

According to the statement, Israeli soldiers destroyed two classrooms serving 26 Palestinian school children in the Bedouin and refugee community of Abu Nuwar, located in Area C on the outskirts of Jerusalem.

The education of the children at the school was financed by the European Union, it said noting that the demolishing happened without permission.

Valent added: "Abu Nuwar is one of the most vulnerable communities in need of humanitarian assistance in the occupied West Bank. The conditions it faces also represent those of many Palestinian communities, where a combination of Israeli policies and practices – including demolitions and restricted access to basic services, such as education – have created a coercive environment that violates the human rights of residents and generates a risk of forcible transfer. This is the sixth demolition or confiscation incident in Abu Nuwar school by the Israeli authorities since February 2016."

The 1995 Oslo agreement between Israel and Palestine has divided West Bank into the area 'A', 'B' and 'C'. The administrative and security authority of the area A was given to Palestine while the administration of area B was given to Palestine and security to Israel and in area C areas both administration and security were provided by Israel.

The 700-person Abu Nuwar Bedouin community, who live in the area C, refused to leave their villages despite continuous threats and pressures from the Israeli authority.

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