Gaza's next generation denied access to education - Remember Palestine

Israel has barred Gaza residents from studying in the West Bank since 2000 and in the 12 years since has only allowed three Gaza residents to study at universities in the West Bank. The so called High Court of Justice in Israel ruled on Monday against four female university students from the Gaza Strip who have been seeking to study at Birzeit University in the West Bank.


The court rejected a petition filed on women's behalf by the Gaza-based Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights and the Israeli group Gisha, which advocates in favor of Palestinian freedom of movement, particularly from the Gaza Strip. A panel of high court judges accepted the state's argument that it has no obligation to accord Gaza residents the right to study in the West Bank. The right to education is a universal entitlement to education, a right that is recognized as a human right- According to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Source