NZ head of Bethlehem University speaks in Wellington

Tuesday, February 18th, 2014

The New Zealander who heads Bethlehem University in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, spoke in Wellington last Thursday about providing education where curfews, travel restrictions and military checkpoints are all daily challenges faced by students and staff.

Dr Peter Bray, a De La Salle brother from Auckland, has been Vice-Chancellor of Bethlehem University – the oldest university in the West Bank, since 2009. Continue reading

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