Palestinians earn degrees while in Israeli jail

By Mohammed Daraghmeh

Published January 28, 2014 7:42am ET

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Palestinians earn degrees while in Israeli jail — In this Friday, Jan. 3, 2014 photo, Jamal Abu Muhsin, second right, who is among hundreds of Palestinians having spent their time in Israeli prisons pursuing an education and was recently released, shows his university degree earned at an Israeli prison in the West Bank town of Tubas near Jenin. Abu Muhsin spent his time in prison pursuing an education _ a program that has been praised by Palestinians but has caused a stir with Israelis who believe that murderers are being undeservedly coddled. "When I found myself in jail for life, I was faced with two options: either I make meaning for my life or waste my life and my mind behind bars," said Abu Muhsin, now 42, from his home in the West Bank city of Tubas. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh) | Nasser Ishtayeh

TUBAS, West Bank (AP) — Jamal Abu Muhsin was a first-year Palestinian university student when he was convicted of stabbing a 76-year-old Israeli man to death in 1991, in retaliation for the killings of five Palestinian stone-throwers by Israeli soldiers.

Recently released from prison, he’s now beginning a new chapter of his life thanks to a pair of university degrees — all earned behind bars.

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