Health

This background paper explores the multifaceted challenges facing the education and healthcare systems in Jerusalem, particularly within the Palestinian communities of East Jerusalem, both before and after the outbreak of the war on Gaza on October 7, 2023. It examines the Israeli government’s educational policies, which seek to integrate East Jerusalem schools into the Israeli state framework by promoting the Israeli curriculum.

As the war on Gaza reached its six-month mark, it continues to be a war on women. According to UN Women estimates, more than 10,000 women have been killed to date, among them an estimated 6,000 mothers who left 19,000 orphan children behind. Women who have survived have been displaced, widowed, and are facing starvation.