JERUSALEM, March 17, 2011 (WAFA) – The Israeli Municipality’s department of Education Thursday, mainstreamed its latest resolution on all the recognized public and private schools which it finances which includes purchasing only the supervised and improved curriculum.

The resolution which was issued on March 7; states that all schools must purchase the Israeli new supervised and improved curriculum for 2011-2012, thus canceling the Palestinian curriculum in East Jerusalem as a way of applying the Israeli law of school supervision issued in 1969.

Al-Maqdessi foundation considered this decision as clear, flagrant and systematic violations of the International Covenant on economic, social and cultural rights issued in 1966 which obliges states parties to recognize everyone’s right to education which enables individuals to contribute to effective and positive roles in society. The resolution made the occupation authorities able to oversee the programs and funds as well as monitor the schools’ activities to strengthen the policy of Israelizing East Jerusalem.

The foundation warned from the implementation and enforcement of the Israeli curriculum which will be forced on 60% of schools causing  obliteration of the Palestinians’ cultural identity.

East of Jerusalem suffers from the lack of educational units that must be provided to hold the increasing number of Palestinian students. Studies estimated that at least 8 thousand students don’t have the right of education due to the lack of schools thus depriving them from the most guaranteed important rights by most of the laws especially the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child in which was confirmed by the United Nations in November1989.

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