Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsSince East Jerusalem was annexed in 1967, Palestinians have objected to the use of the Israeli curriculum in schools – but due to pressure from both parents and the Israeli government, all new first and seventh graders will study for Israeli matriculationShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeNir Hasson03:13 PM • August 31 2026 IDTFor the first time since Israel annexed East Jerusalem in 1967, all newly opened grades in public schools in the Palestinian-majority area will use the Israeli curriculum when the school year begins Tuesday.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:PalestiniansIsrael educationEast JerusalemAnnexationCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIran-U.S.E1 West BankBritish AcitivistEl-Sayed NetanyahuNBC CrewRoger WatersPollHaQuizHaaretz PodcastEast Jerusalem Palestinian State Schools to Expand Access to Israeli CurriculumIDF: 16 Male Soldiers to Be Jailed for Refusing to Work With Female SoldierGefilte Fish Has Never Been Hotter: This Tiny Tel Aviv Eatery Is a Groyse MetsieSpain's Sanchez: Israel Amplified Disinformation Over Ceuta Migrant CrisisIDF Soldiers Guard West Bank Settler Raid, Shoot Four Palestinians, Reports SayRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With Israel'Israel Is Sending Militias to Commit War Crimes – and I Have to Protect Them'Israeli Court Acquits Man of Assaulting Nun in Jerusalem's Old CityPoll: Likud Sinks to 19 Seats as New Right-wing Party Falls Below ThresholdJewish Space Lasers? Israel Wants 'Rods From God'Ben-Gvir's Ambush Shook Netanyahu – and Unleashed a War for Right-wing Votes