Palestinian Teachers continue their strike; Union board members resign

PALESTINE— Board members of the Teachers Union in Palestine submitted their resignations following days of work strike demanding their rights.

Protesting teachers said they would continue with their strike until their demands were met.

Thousands of teachers also staged a protest in front of the headquarters of the Palestinian government in Ramallah, calling for it to raise their salaries and improve their living conditions in line with promises it made to them in 2013.

On Sunday, the Palestinian security services arrested some 22 teachers in an attempt to deter their peers from continuing the strike.

Deputy Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Committee (PLC) Hassan Khreisheh condemned the government’s response to the protests. Speaking to Quds Press, he said: “The party which took these measures wanted to escalate the situation in an unnatural way. We reject the detention of the teachers and we reject the harassment against them.”