Political Conflict and Exclusion in Jerusalem: The Provision of Education and Social Services [Hardcover]

Introduction 1 Education, Society and the State 2 The Case of Israel 3 Educational Policies in the State of Israel 4 The Structure of Educational Provisions in East Jerusalem 5 The Infrastructure of the Education Sector in East Jerusalem 6 Human Resources in the Education Sector 7 Educational Programs and Parental Support 8 The Taught Curriculums 9 The Consequences of Educational Inequality Conclusion

It con-vincingly lays out the different ways in which the Israeli government actively hinders the educational advancement of the Palestinian residents, systematically excluding them based on their ethnicity. This book will be a valuable resource for those studying an example of ethnically biased provision of education, or those looking for an example in microcosm of Israels ethnocratic policies. Replete with information referring to studies on best practices in education and the ways in which education can reinforce ethnic divisions, Rawan Asali Nuseibehs Political Conflict and Exclusion in Jerusalem: The Provision of Education and Social Services provides much evidence in support of the ethnicization of the provision of Israeli civil services in East Jerusalem.

Alice Duesdieker, Arab Studies Quarterly

The political conflict over the city of Jerusalem has resulted in the breach of Palestinian Jerusalemites civil, political and social rights. While Israel claims sovereignty over East Jerusalem, it neglects to provide adequate services to the Palestinian residents of the city. The Israeli Jerusalem Municipality provides insufficient and highly politicised educational services to the Palestinians residents of the city, at the same time discriminating against the other Palestinian systems that provide educational services.

Political Conflict and Exclusion in Jerusalem offers a del4