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destruction of laboratories, thus preventing students from carrying out any
teaching activity inside the faculty.40
Israel’s construction of the Annexation Wall has affected the right of Palestinians
to education in the West Bank, especially in the areas inside the Wall, where the
Wall separates them from their schools, as is the case in the Jordan Valley and
the region (H2) in Hebron. Furthermore, the Israeli checkpoints influenced the
movement of students between the cities and their universities. Additionally, the
Israeli occupation authorities continue to refuse to grant permits for students
from Gaza to come to the West Bank in order to study, as well as the movement
of students from the West Bank and Gaza to the outside world to complete their
studies.
8‐ Impact of Israeli Violations on Providing Security for Palestinians
Israeli occupation policies and procedures intensified the fragmentation and
isolation of the Palestinian communities from each other, a result of the military
and economic blockade, impeding movement, military checkpoints, continued
construction of the Annexation Wall, incursions into Palestinian cities,
assassinations and arrests, and the invasion of areas labeled “A”, which lie under
the Palestinian security control; all of these have had a negative impact on the
safety and security of Palestinian citizens. During 2010, it has been a daily
occurrence to see or have reported the storming of a city, village, or camp by the
Israeli occupation forces, thus making the environment in which the Palestinian
security forces operate complicated. This caused embarrassment to the PNA and
the Security Services and accusations of security coordination with Israel,
especially after popular anger following each assassination or arrest in the West
Bank.41 The Palestinian security forces remain unable to prevent the Israeli
occupation forces from carrying out its aggressive activities within the Palestinian
areas. The PNA and some Palestinian factions also exchanged accusations
concerning security coordination. Hamas stated “The Israeli arrests in the West
Bank are the result of serious security coordination between the PNA and Israel”,
following the arrest of one of its members in the West Bank.42 The Interior
Minister in the West Bank, Dr. Said Abu Ali, confirmed that “the security
coordination between the PNA and Israel is coordination between the occupier
and the occupying power in order to facilitate the affairs of everyday life and not
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