CRC/C/ISR/CO/2-4 Aims of education 65. The Committee reiterates its concern that peace education is extremely limited in the State party given the state of conflict and the extensive militarization of the educational system (CRC/C/OPAC/ISR/CO/1, para 26). Notwithstanding the information provided by the delegation of the State party, the Committee is also concerned at the removal of significant information on Palestinian history, heritage, flag and cities from school textbooks distributed in 2011 to all private and public schools in East Jerusalem. 66. The Committee reiterates its recommendation (CRC/C/OPAC/ISR/CO/1, para. 27) of systematic inclusion of peace education both in the Israeli and Palestinian school system, and again encourages joint initiatives, bringing together both Israeli and Palestinian children, to be undertaken to promote peace education. The Committee also draws the attention to its general comment No. 1 (2001) on the aims of education and reminds the State party of its duty to ensure that Palestinian children are educated with respect to their cultural identity, language and values and therefore urges the State party to cancel the prohibitions of using Palestinian textbooks and curricula. Early childhood development 67. The Committee expresses concern that despite the fact that the Compulsory Education Law applies to all children from the age of three, there continue to be a disproportionally low number of Arab children enrolled in early childhood education. The Committee is also concerned that the State party has still not adopted the necessary legal framework for the licensing and supervision of early childhood institutions. 68. The Committee recommends that the State party adopt a comprehensive national policy for early childhood education and development and ensure that all children have access to high quality early childhood care and education opportunities without discrimination. The Committee also recommends that the State party adopt a legal regulatory framework applicable to early childhood care and education and ensure that all institutions undergo compulsory registration and are supervised based on specified criteria. I. Other special protection measures (arts. 22, 30, 38, 39, 40, 37 (b)-(d), 3236 of the Convention) Asylum seeking and refugee children and children of migrant workers 69. The Committee welcomes the creation of a Youth Village in Nitzana in 2011 for unaccompanied children. The Committee also notes as positive the attention that the situation of children without legal status has recently received from the State Comptroller and the Knesset Child Rights Committee. The Committee is however concerned about the increased marginalization of children of asylum seekers and migrant workers as well as unaccompanied children in the State party, who are often left without any support from welfare authorities. The Committee is further concerned that these children are often denied access to day-care centres, education, and health services and therefore stay alone while their parents work outside of their home or are exposed to various forms of exploitation. The Committee also expresses concern about: (a) The Anti-Infiltration Law enacted in January 2012 which allows for the prolonged detention of children, including child victims of exploitation, torture and trafficking who migrate illegally to the State party; (b) The rise in arrests since August 2011 of children of migrant workers, including children born in the State party, in extremely stressful conditions such as those 17

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