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Christian schools in Israel to re-open after month-long strikes

September 27, 2015 17:27
Thousands of Christian students, teachers and education workers protesting in Jerusalem earlier this month
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Christian schools in Israel will re-open on Monday following strikes over funding.

Some 33,000 schoolchildren will return to class after almost a month off following a deal that was reached on Sunday morning between the Christian school council, which represents 47 schools, and the Education Ministry.

The schools are set to receive a supplement amounting to around £8 million ($12 million) of state funding and around a £2 million bonus ($3 million).

The beginning of September and start of the school year saw a number of Christian schools refuse to open because they claimed they received one third of the funding that equivalent Jewish schools receive.

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