The World - News from May 22, 1988

Israeli officials prepared to reopen public schools for Palestinians in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank that were shut down when attendance fell sharply during widespread protests in February. About 16,000 elementary and high school students in Jerusalem were due to return today to 31 Palestinian public schools in Jerusalem. “All in all, it’s an experiment. If they don’t come, we can’t teach them,” municipal spokesman Menachem Raboy said. Jerusalem’s private schools, which the majority of Palestinian children attend, remain closed. Public schools in the West Bank are due to reopen Monday.