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How West Bank school disruptions are eroding Palestinian families’ faith in education

LONDON: Israeli violence and restrictions on access to schools are eroding more than Palestinian children’s education in parts of the West Bank. They are weakening families’ faith in the value of schooling itself, according to Ahmad Hneiti, field projects manager at the Tamer Institute for Community Education. When children cannot safely reach their classrooms or spend lessons fearing an attack, learning suffers, Hneiti told Arab News. As their skills decline, some parents begin to question whet