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Palestinian children in east Jerusalem could lose their schools as Israeli-ordered closures loom

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo JERUSALEM— Standing in the east Jerusalem school he attended as a young boy, Palestinian construction worker Ahmad Shweikeh studies his son’s careful penmanship. This classroom may be closed Friday, leaving 9-year-old Laith with nowhere to study. Shweikeh, 38, says he wants Laith — a shy boy, top of …

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