The National and Civil Society Action Committee in Jerusalem and the Protection of National Education (2011–2022): A Case Study

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dc.contributor.authorMazen Al-Ja’bari
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-09T09:49:14Z
dc.date.available2026-08-09T09:49:14Z
dc.date.issued2026-06-19
dc.description.abstractThis qualitative study, designed as a case study, examines the experience of The National and Civil Society Action Committee in Jerusalem (hereafter referred to as the Committee) as a community-based coordinating framework that sought to protect national education and confront Israelization policies in East Jerusalem during the period 2011–2022. It aims to analyze the Committee’s mechanisms of action, the conditions of its effectiveness, and the limits of its sustainability in protecting national education. The study relied on the analysis of a range of documents, including position papers, reports, organizational documents, proposals, and archival materials, in addition to five semi-structured interviews with relevant actors. The study employed thematic analysis through coding, theme-building, and the triangulation of evidence between documents and testimonies. The findings show that the targeting of education has taken on a complex character, involving symbolic and cognitive pressure on the curriculum and the national narrative, as well as continuous administrative and institutional regulation through control, inspection, requirements, and licensing, all of which raise the cost of educational decision-making and reduce the margin for maneuver within schools. In contrast, the Committee’s effectiveness in transforming pluralism into organizational capacity was manifested through three clusters of intervention: coordination and organization; mobilization, awareness-raising, and the construction of the national educational argument; and intervention and response in times of escalation. Community partnerships, especially with parents’ committees, played a pivotal role in reducing the isolation of schools and building a community protection network. However, sustainability was constrained by fluctuating resources and internal governance challenges, including overlapping roles, competing reference points, and weak documentation. The study concludes that the Committee’s impact ranged from a symbolic dimension that unified discourse to a practical dimension that requires the institutionalization of follow-up, an extended plan, and more stable resources. It also finds that the adaptability of this model in other contexts depends on the clarity of reference points, decision-making mechanisms, documentation, and community partnership.
dc.identifier.other1157-2026-PS
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.alquds.edu/handle/20.500.12213/10728
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCenter for Jerusalem Studies - Al-Quds University
dc.titleThe National and Civil Society Action Committee in Jerusalem and the Protection of National Education (2011–2022): A Case Study
dc.typeArticle
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