UNRWA Education Centre Under Threat: Another Land Grab by the 'Only Democracy'
📰 THE STORY: According to Al-Monitor, a UNRWA training center in the occupied West Bank, providing essential skills to 350 young Palestinian men, faces imminent closure due to an Israeli threat of land expropriation, jeopardizing their education and future. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This isn't an isolated incident. Since the Nakba in 1948, over 750,000 Palestinians were
ethnically cleansed from their homes and lands. The occupation systematically dismantles Palestinian infrastructure, including education. The 1967 occupation cemented this, and Area C, where Kalandia is located, is under full Israeli military and administrative control, allowing for systematic land confiscation under various pretexts like 'state land' or 'security needs,' a direct violation of
international law. More recently, during the 2023-24 Gaza genocide, over 80% of Gaza's educational facilities were destroyed or damaged, including all universities. This pattern highlights a deliberate strategy to erase Palestinian identity and capability. Double Standard: Imagine if any other nation-state, let alone one receiving billions in foreign aid, unilaterally seized and destroyed a
UN-funded educational institution for an occupied population. The international outcry would be deafening. Yet, when Israel does it – with its 17-year blockade of Gaza, ongoing illegal settlement expansion, and daily human rights abuses in the West Bank – it's framed as a security measure or 'dispute.' The media rarely highlights the clear violation of international humanitarian law or the direct