August 31, 2015
By AFP and Times of Israel staff
Christian schools in Israel (click here) threatened to stay closed for Tuesday’s start of the academic year over a financing dispute with the government, an official said.
Some 33,000 students attend some 45 Christian schools, which employ 3,000 teachers.
The remaining 60% of students (click here) are from Christian families. Nearly
33,000 pupils, mostly Palestinians, have had to stay at home due to a
funding dispute with Jewish authorities.
“All the schools are closed after a call for an open-ended strike,” said the spokesman for Christian schools in Israel, Botrus Mansour.
In the past Christian schools received roughly 65 percent of their budgets from the state, with the balance paid by parents – and sometimes private organizations or local government – as is the case with institutions that are recognized by the Education Ministry, but are not considered state schools.
The schools have a history predating Israel’s foundation in 1948 and are run primarily by the Roman Catholic Church.
“For a year and a half, we have been holding talks with the Israeli authorities and several figures have intervened, even the Vatican”, said Mansour....
By AFP and Times of Israel staff
Christian schools in Israel (click here) threatened to stay closed for Tuesday’s start of the academic year over a financing dispute with the government, an official said.
Some 33,000 students attend some 45 Christian schools, which employ 3,000 teachers.
The director of schools overseen by the
Custody of the Holy Land, Abdel Massih Fahim, said Monday the shutdown
was being planned to demand equal treatment with other schools in
Israel.
He said the schools had yet to receive a response to their demands from the Education Ministry....
The extremists elected recently in Israel have a very surprising agenda. They have stated Arabs are not legitimate members of the Knesset and now Christian students have to provide their own funding. By chance a majority of these Christian students are also Palestinians.
Where are the Christian politicians of the USA when Israel decides to victimize Palestinian children?
Where are the Christian politicians of the USA when Israel decides to victimize Palestinian children?
September 3, 2015
By Claire Hopkin
“All the schools are closed after a call for an open-ended strike,” said the spokesman for Christian schools in Israel, Botrus Mansour.
In the past Christian schools received roughly 65 percent of their budgets from the state, with the balance paid by parents – and sometimes private organizations or local government – as is the case with institutions that are recognized by the Education Ministry, but are not considered state schools.
The schools have a history predating Israel’s foundation in 1948 and are run primarily by the Roman Catholic Church.
“For a year and a half, we have been holding talks with the Israeli authorities and several figures have intervened, even the Vatican”, said Mansour....
