"THE NEWS"
- Christian Science Monitor: In Israel, a first attempt at high school integration, by Brenda Gazzar (7 October 2008).
This is about an Israeli non-profit that specializes in integrated, bi-ligual educational institutions K-12.
- Atlanta
Journal-Constitution: Tours give young Jews taste
of ‘home’: Israel, by Robert W. Gee (23 August 2008).
This articles describes two different tour programs - one
gives the Zionist view of Israel, and the other shows the
realities of the conflict with Palestine.
- Los
Angeles Times: In Israel, religious schools get
a boost, by Richard Boudreaux (18 August 2008).
Yeshivas retain special government funding in defiance of
a Supreme Court order, but reflecting the national goal
of Israel being a Jewish State, and the disproportionate
political power of the ultra-orthodox Jewish groups. Critics
accuse the Yeshivas of not providing a balanced education,
but defenders point out the schools produce a high rate
of successful college graduates.
- Washington
Post
Religion today, by Greg Bluestein, Associated Press
(14 August 2008) - this article describes a controversial
program that pays students to learn about Judaism and visit
Israel. It is contrasted to other programs that simply provide
free trips to Israel.
- Washington
Post
Gaza Fulbright scholars appeal for US visas, by Diaa
Hadid, Associated Press (7 August 2008).
- Washington
Post
U.S. revokes Palestinian scholarship students' visas,
by Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters (5 August 2008).
- Chicago
Tribune
US revokes visas for Palestinian Fulbright scholars from
Gaza
Washington
Post:
US nixes visas for Gaza Fulbrighters
both articles by Matthew Lee, Associated Press (4 August
2008).
- Washington
Post: Rice Urges Israel to Desist on Settlements,
by Griff Witte (16 June 2008). This article describes details
behind Condeleeza Rice's frustration with both Israel refusing
to halt settlement expansion and failure to win exit visas
for all 7 Gazan Fullbright scholarship winners.
- Philadelphia
Inquirer (22 June 2008),
Washington
Post (15 June 2008)
West Bank poverty pushes boys into work force, by
Muhammed Muhaisen, Associated Press (thus dropping out of
school at very young age).
- Washington
Post: Israel revisits limitations on Gaza students,
by Griff Witte (31 May 2008).
This article describes Israeli restrictions on Palestinian
education, which is an important example of Israel's policy
of collective punishment.
- New
Yorker Magazine: "The Petition: Israel, Palestine,
and a tenure battle at Barnard" (14 April 2008
This article covers the serious case of academic censorship
of Professor Nadia Abu el-Haj at Barnard College.
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