Israel’s targeting of Gaza schools ‘eroding foundation for societal growth’ | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel’s targeting of Gaza schools ‘eroding foundation for societal growth’ | Israel-Palestine conflict News

More than 76 percent of schools in Gaza require “full reconstruction or major rehabilitation” to be functional following Israel’s months-long onslaught, according to a new assessment shared by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Based on satellite imagery collected in May, the new Education Cluster assessment highlights…

The Zimbabwean musician bringing the marimba and mbira to township youth | Music

The Zimbabwean musician bringing the marimba and mbira to township youth | Music

Harare, Zimbabwe – Dzivarasekwa, a nondescript township on the southwestern rims of Zimbabwe’s capital, copies the 1907 template of the first ghetto, Harari (now Mbare): grim, monotonous, matchbox houses laid out on grids. Driving on its streets, one often sees skeletal silhouettes of young men – sometimes women – in…

Biden cancels .7bn more in student debt for 160,000 borrowers | Education News

Biden cancels $7.7bn more in student debt for 160,000 borrowers | Education News

The move brings the total number of students benefitting from the president’s debt relief push to 4.75 million. United States President Joe Biden has announced his administration is cancelling a total of $7.7bn in student debt for another 160,000 borrowers. The latest action on Wednesday brings the total number of…

International students risk immigration status to engage in Gaza protests | Israel War on Gaza News

International students risk immigration status to engage in Gaza protests | Israel War on Gaza News

New York, New York – Israel’s war in Gaza is personal for Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil. A 29-year-old Palestinian refugee raised in Syria, Khalil wanted to get involved in the on-campus activism against the war, but he was nervous. Khalil faced a dilemma common to international students: He was…

California university will heed student call to boycott Israel institutions | Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions News

California university will heed student call to boycott Israel institutions | Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions News

Sonoma State University, a public school in northern California, has said that it will not enter partnerships with Israeli universities, heeding a call from pro-Palestine student groups pushing to boycott Israeli companies and institutions amid the war in Gaza. The decision, announced on Tuesday, comes after a recent wave of campus…

US university ties to weapons contractors under scrutiny amid war in Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News

US university ties to weapons contractors under scrutiny amid war in Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News

Los Angeles, California – As the war in Gaza enters its eighth month, Israel’s military campaign, one of the most destructive in modern history, has killed nearly 35,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children. The death toll, as well as the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, has many progressive…

Berkeley chancellor speaks out about ‘Gaza brutality’ at graduation | Gaza

Berkeley chancellor speaks out about ‘Gaza brutality’ at graduation | Gaza

NewsFeed The chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley addressed the ‘brutality of the violence in Gaza’ in her graduation ceremony speech, as dozens of students wearing keffiyehs waved Palestinians flags and demanded the college divest from Israel. At least one graduate was filmed waving an Israeli flag. Published On…