Jerusalem – Christian School Strike In Israel Comes To End

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    FILE - tians, mostly Israeli Arabs, protest outside the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offices in Jerusalem, Israel, 06 September 2015. EPA Jerusalem – Israel’s Education Ministry says it has reached a settlement to end a nearly monthlong strike by the nation’s Christian schools.

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    The Christian schools have been on strike since the school year began on Sept. 1 to protest cuts in government funding. Christian leaders have said the cuts amounted to discrimination.

    Under Sunday’s settlement, the Education Ministry said it would cancel the budget cuts and allocate a one-time payment of roughly $12.5 million to the Christian community in Israel. In addition, the ministry and Christian schools agreed to form a committee to resolve any remaining areas of disagreement by next March.

    Christians make up about 2 percent of Israel’s population. Some 33,000 students in 47 schools had been on strike. They are to return to school on Monday.


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    Oyvey
    Oyvey
    8 years ago

    While restoring the cuts make sense, it should have tied it to halting the anti-Israel propaganda coming out of the christian community.