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Israel to reconsider its decision over Jerusalemite school’s closure

Friday 21-April-2017

Israeli ministry of education is considering reversing its decision to close down a Palestinian elementary school in Occupied Jerusalem according to Hebrew daily Yediot Ahronot Friday.

The paper recalled that in February the ministry decided to shut down the al-Nukbah private school located in Sur Baher a Palestinian neighborhood in southeastern Jerusalem because its coincided with the name of a unit of al-Qassam Brigades the armed wing of Hamas.

The Israeli higher court endorsed the closure decision based on the allegation that its curricula included incitement against Israel.

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