STANDARD
ECONOMIC
UNVERIFIED
PA Education Sector Collapse Due to Israeli Tax Withholding
Nov 10, 2026 02:07 AM CT
West Bank
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Summary
The Palestinian Authority has suspended classes for four consecutive years due to an inability to pay teacher salaries, a direct result of Israel withholding tax revenues. This economic pressure is causing long-term damage to the Palestinian education system and exacerbating social instability in the West Bank.
Full Content
With Israel withholding money needed to full fund government salaries, Palestinian public schools have been shuttered for half the week since 2023, and test scores may be starting to show the damage
Sources (1)
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Times of Israel
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Actor Responses
Israel
NEUTRAL
Withholding tax revenues required to fund Palestinian Authority government salaries.