RAMALLAH — Mohammed al-Sabakhi, a resident of Nuseirat, is eager to start his new job in Kuwait after passing various assessments and interviews with a Kuwaiti Ministry of Education delegation that visited Gaza Aug. 6-14 on a mission to find teachers to work in Kuwaiti schools. Sabakhi is one of 158 teachers — 102 from Gaza and 56 from the West Bank — who signed contracts with the Kuwaitis.
Sabakhi had applied last year to teach math in Kuwait, but Israeli permit restrictions had prevented the delegation of Kuwaiti teachers and supervisors from entering Gaza. Sabakhi sees his new job as a turning point in his professional and personal life. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for coping with the circumstances in the Gaza Strip,” he told Al-Monitor.
