# East Jerusalem schools strike after Israel enforces curriculum and bans teachers

https://mins.news/en/item/40586

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-01 15:19 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/1/jerusalem-schools-strike-after-israel-enforces-curriculum-and-bans-teachers?traffic_source=rss

> Private and Christian schools in East Jerusalem have begun an open-ended strike over Israel’s blocking of West Bank educators and its push to replace the Palestinian curriculum. School officials say the abrupt withdrawal of more than 70 staff permits has made a safe and stable start to the academic year impossible.

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