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Anna Lippman, Sociology Instructor, York University, Canada

For Palestinian children living in Masafer Yatta, going to school is an act of resistance

Palestinian children play at an entertainment facility in the West Bank community of Jinba, Masafer Yatta, in May 2022. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Go to any coffee shop or grocery store in Canada and you’ll be sure to hear it — parents discussing the quality of their children’s schools and education.

But in the region of Masafer Yatta in the West Bank, educational chatter often revolves around whether it’s safe for children to walk to school and if the building will still be standing when they get there.

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