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During a seven-day truce in Gaza, between November 24 and December 1, Israel freed 240 Palestinian security prisoners as part of an exchange deal with the terror group Hamas that led to the release of 105 hostages.
Of those 240 Palestinian inmates – all women and minors – 20 were East Jerusalem residents of school age, who are slated to rejoin the city’s education system on January 10, after the Christmas holidays marked in the city’s east.
Some Jerusalem municipality officials have expressed concerns that the newly released inmates may be perceived as heroes at their schools and have a negative influence over their peers. Others maintain that reintegrating them into the education system is the best way to monitor their behavior going forward.
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Of those 240 Palestinian inmates – all women and minors – 20 were East Jerusalem residents of school age, who are slated to rejoin the city’s education system on January 10, after the Christmas holidays marked in the city’s east.
Some Jerusalem municipality officials have expressed concerns that the newly released inmates may be perceived as heroes at their schools and have a negative influence over their peers. Others maintain that reintegrating them into the education system is the best way to monitor their behavior going forward.
Twenty released Palestinian inmates set to return to Jerusalem schools in January
Social workers to decide in each case whether to allow student to return to school; some municipal officials fear they may have bad influence over peers
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