BREAKING: The Israeli government has launched a campaign targeting Christian schools in Jerusalem.
Following the Israeli Education Ministry’s decision to deny work permits to West Bank–based educators, the 127-year-old St. George’s School—one of the oldest Christian schools in ny other Christian schools, is at risk of closure, effectively threatening the future of Christian education in Jerusalem.
The Israeli Ministry of Education has written to school principals in Jerusalem stating that, from September, no work permits will be granted to Christian Palestinian teachers living in the West Bank.
A representative of the General Secretariat of Christian Schools said the decision threatens the future of Christian education in the Holy City.
He added: “If this decision is truly implemented, our Christian schools will find themselves in a very difficult position, which will jeopardise their sustainability and cause them to lose their Christian mission.”
Nearly 230 Christian teachers at 15 schools in Jerusalem are affected.
Most of these schools were founded at the end of the 19th century and have educated hundreds of thousands of students, both Christian and Muslim.