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Equity and inclusion 7 August 2026 Negotiating military checkpoints just to get to school: the daily struggle of a Palestinian teacher
Areej Awadallah
My name is Areej Awadallah, a geography teacher who does not merely draw borders on maps but strives to instil identity in the minds of her students. Today, I stand before you to share chapters from a story that reflects the reality of every teacher in Palestine—a story where anxiety...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 22 July 2026 Keeping education alive in exile: Palestinian teachers supported by global union solidarity
Solidarity and emergency support by Education International (EI) and its member organisations have made a concrete difference for Palestinian teachers displaced by war, enabling them to continue supporting students and upholding the right to education under extraordinarily difficult circumstances.
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Equity and inclusion 16 April 2026 Palestine: Teacher union builds resilience and leadership amid war and salary crisis
Under repression and war in Palestine, teachers are the backbone of the education system and the international solidarity of education unions continues to be a lifeline for many. In Palestine, teachers have not received their salaries for more than 15 months due to withheld public incomes by the Israeli government....
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Democracy 8 April 2026 Education International members raise their voices in solidarity with teachers and students devastated by the war in the Middle East
Education International (EI) brought together education unionists from across the globe for a solidarity webinar with member organisations impacted by the war in the Middle East. During the online gathering, which featured teachers and unionists directly impacted by the war, EI members reiterated a call for an immediate ceasefire, the...
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Solidarity in emergencies 4 March 2026 Palestine: Education International members offer a lifeline of solidarity to Gaza’s educators
Gaza’s education sector remains in one of the gravest crises in its modern history. After more than two years of war and genocide, Gaza’s schooling system stands “on the brink of collapse,” with over 97% of schools damaged or destroyed and the majority of the region’s 658,000 school‑age children having...
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 January 2026 Education International denounces the blocking of high level delegation to Palestine
Education leaders were invited to mark the International Day of Education
Education International strongly condemns the decision by the Israeli occupation authorities to prevent a delegation of education leaders from entering Palestine, detaining delegation members for hours, subjecting them to interrogation, confiscating their passports, and forcibly returning them to Jordan.
Education International denounces the blocking of high level delegation to Palestine
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