Jordanian senate committee condemns raid on Dar al-Aytam School, calls for international accountability

The Palestine Committee of the Jordanian Senate has condemned a visit by Israeli Knesset member Zvi Sukkot to the Dar al-Aytam Islamic Secondary School in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem, calling for international accountability over the incident. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the committee said Sukkot entered the school, damaged school property, removed a sign displaying a map of historical Palestine and the Palestinian flag, and threw an Islamic education textbook onto the ground. The committee described the incident as reflecting “the extremist mentality that governs the Israeli occupation.” According to the statement, the committee said the incident was not an isolated act but part of what it described as a broader policy targeting Palestinian educational, religious, […]