Recieving a @Michener_Journo is an honour of a lifetime. Congratulations to my colleagues at the @TorontoStar and @thenarwhalca!

A formal complaint has been filed in Canada against the Israeli practice of marketing land in the occupied West Bank -- in war-crime settlements -- as if it were in Israel. trib.al/kh3s3dt

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Around 1,200 Palestinians are displaced in Hebron as Israel begins military operation reut.rs/4yJn21E reut.rs/4yJn21E

Israel's destruction has left 61 million tons of rubble in Gaza. Aid workers now face the delicate task of clearing ruins concealing up to 10,000 bodies. trib.al/VYiawwL

🚨BREAKING: All Christian schools in Jerusalem will suspend classes in protest over Israel’s refusal to renew entry permits for more than 70 teachers and staff from the West Bank, affecting over 8,500 students.

Full Statement Issued by the General Secretariat for Christian s in Jerusalem (English Translation):

Suspension of School Attendance Due to the Non-Renewal of Permits for Teachers and Staff

For hundreds of years, the Christian schools in Jerusalem have carried out a deeply rooted educational and humanitarian mission and have constituted an integral part of the city’s identity and its cultural and social fabric. Throughout their history, our schools have been committed to providing high-quality and distinguished education and to raising generations founded on knowledge, values, belonging, and responsibility.

As our schools prepare for the opening of the new 2026–2027 academic year, we were unfortunately surprised, once again, by the non-renewal of entry permits for more than 70 teachers and employees from our educational, administrative, and support staff. This occurred suddenly and without prior notice, preventing them from reaching their schools and directly affecting the schools’ readiness for the opening of the academic year.

The absence of this large number of staff members affects various aspects of school operations, including educational, administrative, and health services, in addition to cleaning services and security and safety procedures. This makes it impossible to guarantee a safe and stable start for our students.

Accordingly, following consultation and coordination with the relevant authorities, representatives of parents, and Jerusalem schools, it has been decided to suspend school attendance in the schools of the city of Jerusalem beginning Tuesday morning, 1 September 2026, until the necessary permits for teachers and staff are reissued and renewed, thereby ensuring that the educational process can proceed safely and properly.

While we reaffirm our full commitment to our students’ right to education, we also emphasize the importance of the educational mission carried by our schools, which constitutes an essential part of our identity, culture, and presence in the city of Jerusalem, raising generations founded on knowledge, values, belonging, and responsibility. It is a mission that carries a message and nurtures a culture of just peace. The recurrence of such measures undermines the stability of our schools, hinders their ability to fulfill their mission, and negatively affects students, their families, educational staff, and society as a whole.

We pray and hope that this crisis will be resolved as quickly as possible, that such measures will cease and not recur in the future, thereby preserving the stability of our educational institutions, guaranteeing students’ right to regular and safe education, and enabling our schools to continue their educational and humanitarian mission.

We hope for everyone’s understanding of this decision and look forward to a swift resolution of the crisis, the return of our students and staff to their schools, and the regular commencement of the academic year.

Signed: Christian Schools in Jerusalem.

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But, of course, we already know what happens next: Israel won’t comply, and they won’t do a thing about it. They will continue normalizing their relations with Israel as if nothing happened.

Condemnation without consequences has been and continues to be part of the problem.

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🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/02aws7

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🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/px5uui

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