TEL AVIV, December, 26, 2024 (WAFA) – The Israeli Knesset approved, in its preliminary reading, a new draft that gives the Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Education the authority to refuse to grant a teaching license to holders of a university degree from a Palestinian academic institution.

The draft received a majority of 40 votes against nine opponents.

According to the text of the proposed law, teachers in East Jerusalem who studied at Palestinian universities will be forced to complete their studies at Israeli academic institutions in order to continue their work, "and those who obtained their degrees or completed the majority of their studies before the law came into effect will not be subject to it."

In November, the Israeli Knesset approved, in its second and third readings, a draft that would prosecute teachers and professional staff within the 1948 territories. The draft authorizes the Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Education to dismiss an employee with administrative dismissal from the education system if it is proven that he identifies with or supports 'terrorism' and authorizes the Minister of Education to withhold the budget of an educational institution in which it is 'proven' that the school staff identifies with or supports terrorism.

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