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Hiba ASLAN

School's Out: Freed Palestinian Teens Unable To Return To Class

An Israeli education ministry decision prevents Palestinian teenagers (L to R) Mohamed, Ahmed, and Moataz al-Salaymeh, and other east Jerusalem teens freed under a hostage-prisoner swap, from returning to school (Credit: AFP)

Like many other imprisoned Palestinian teenagers released as part of an exchange deal with Israel, Mohamed al-Salaymeh hoped to regain a semblance of normality after months in detention.

But he found himself in limbo yet again, unable to go back to school due to a new Israeli education ministry decision. The ruling bans students in annexed east Jerusalem from resuming classes after imprisonment.

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