authori. !i es. As regards educational institut.lons in the occupied areas, the occupationauthorlties are continuing the implementation of tbeir policies that aim at brinqing about the failure of these institutions, by forcibly closing them and notgiving them the necessary scope for the fulfilment of their educational mission. The occupation authorities are also pursuing their measures almed at emptyingthe educaLional institutions of erperienced personnel by dismissal or early retirement before the legal age. The authorities have escalated campaigns of arrest almed a! school anduniversity students. They are imprisonedl, fined and placed under forced residence,particularly in periods preceding scheduled exaninations. This prevents lhe students from pursuing their studies ln a normal fashlon rrith their classmates. Furthermore, the authoritles ban students who have been arrested from enrolment ac government schools, which negatively affects their educatlonal future, due to tbe bigh fees their families are forced to pay to private schools, which are also u6ua11y far from their bomes. Effects of Israeli measures on the life of the Arab popuLatlon The practices and measures of the Israeli occupation forces ln the occupied Arab territories have brought about a great change in the vJay of life of thepopulation, demographica lly , sociatly and economlcally.A/40/702 EngIi sh Page 133 The georgraphic dislribution of the fsraeli settlements has disrupted the WestBank and has isolated its varlous parts from one another. The establishment ofeven more settlements and the expansion of the existing ones, with additonalsettLers being brought in, have caused a serious demographic change in the occupiedarea. The regional project which the occupation authorities intend to lmplementhas cone to further this dislntegration and to make of the communlties of Arabcitizens on the west Bank virtuarly isolated zones, similar to the system practisedby the racist rdgime in South Africa with regard to the African population.
**Analysis**
The text discusses the impact of Israeli occupation on the educational system, daily life, and demographic changes in the occupied Arab territories. The focus is on the restrictions and measures taken by the occupation authorities to disrupt the educational institutions, arrest and punish students, and alter the demographics of the region. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, or industry, and instead highlights the humanitarian and social impact of the occupation.

**Category**
Education, Humanitarian aid and relief