Arabs are too young - but ultra-Orthodox are OK

[Middle East News Service comments: For those of you contemplating assessing the claims of “Israeli Apartheid” in tonight’s Melbourne forum may wish to read the following item which is not the first one on the broad topic of age restriction to keep Palestinian Arabs out of education. – Sol Salbe.]
PS The usual translation of ripui be’isook is Occupational Therapy (at least in Australia).

Arabs are too young - but ultra-Orthodox are just right

Why is a 19-year-old ultra-Orthodox Jew considered more mature than a 19-year-old Arab? Arab high school graduates seeking to enroll in the University of Haifa's physical therapy department have been wondering that - the department states that "registration is for candidates aged 20 and over only." However, the university has a special program for 19-year-old ultra-Orthodox students.

R. is a 19-year-old resident of Wadi Ara. "I have all the qualifications, but the age barrier is keeping me from registering," she said.

Hundreds of other prospective Arab students have hit this wall as well, not only in the physical therapy department but also in other para-medical professions and the medical schools.

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See the full article at: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1155090.html

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