Jerusalem Preschool Teachers Ordered: “Minorities” Can’t Enter

The Jerusalem Municipality has issued a safety protocol that instructs kindergarten teachers and custodial staff to deny entrance to people belonging to “minority groups,” a commonly understood Hebrew code that implies “Arabs.” The manual distributed to Jerusalem kindergartens and preschools states that “outsiders may not enter kindergarten premises,” further stipulating that “as a rule, entrance…

Closed Erez Crossing point between Gaza and Israel

Significant Deterioration in the Economic and Humanitarian Situation in the Gaza Strip

In the last year alone, numerous events took place in Gaza, and in the region more broadly, that contributed to a significant deterioration in the economic and humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. Israel tightened restrictions on movement and imposed punitive closures; reconciliation attempts between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority faltered, causing the PA to…