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🇵🇸 Palestine / Gaza
For decades, Palestinians have lived under occupation and blockade, with systemic restrictions on movement, access to resources, and basic human rights.
🇵🇸 Palestine / Gaza
Background
For decades, Palestinians have lived under occupation and blockade, with systemic restrictions on movement, access to resources, and basic human rights. International law recognizes the right of Palestinians to self-determination, but cycles of violence and displacement have deepened over generations.
Current Situation
As of late 2025, Gaza faces catastrophic humanitarian collapse. International observers, including UN experts, describe Israel’s campaign as genocidal, with mass civilian deaths and starvation used as a weapon of war. Blockades prevent food, medicine, and supplies from reaching families, while international calls for a ceasefire remain stalled.
Why It Matters for Us
Maria Montessori called peace the “practical path” — but peace without justice is fragile. The scale of violence against Palestinian people is not a distant issue: it is tied to U.S. policy, global funding streams, and narratives about whose lives are valued. Educators and justice-seekers must amplify Palestinian voices and resist normalization of mass suffering.
Resources:
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights – Gaza updates
Al-Haq (Palestinian human rights org)
B’Tselem (Israeli human rights org)