The Reality of School Education in the City of Jerusalem Amidst the Coronavirus Pandemic and Israeli Restrictions

Abstract

 The study aims to identify the reality of education in the city of Jerusalem in light of the Corona pandemic and the Israeli restrictions. It also examines the reality and the challenges faced by the education sector in the city. This is to come up with an action plan that helps in reducing the aggravation of the problems it suffers from, and strengthening the Arab presence in the face of plans aimed at Judaizing the city, obliterating the identity and obscuring the Palestinian narrative, and raising Palestinian awareness. The study reached several results, including: Education is one of the most targeted sectors in the occupied city of Jerusalem. For example, the occupation authorities monitor the school curricula in the hands of Palestinian students to create a generation far from its cause. Furthermore, the most important obstacles were embodied in the lack of available capabilities during the pandemic period, and the lack of a unified methodological vision in preparing good digital educational content.  The study recommends the necessity of qualifying and training teachers focusing on students' motivation towards learning, and developing the Palestinian curriculum through designing educational content and teaching aids that employ interactive learning to adapt e-learning based on the student's educational needs.