Adam Rasgon
Published: 12 Mar 2021 12:52 PM BdST
Updated: 12 Mar 2021 12:52 PM BdST The partially-completed boys school in the West Bank village of Jaba, near Bethlehem, March 3, 2021. The New York Times Hamam al-Tos, who hopes to study mechanical engineering in Turkey, works in his father s shop in the West Bank village of Jaba, near Bethlehem, March 5, 2021. The New York Times
When Joe Biden was elected president, residents of the tiny hilltop village of Jaba in the occupied West Bank cheered. );
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They hope the new US president will restore funding to a project to transform a rundown school in their village into a modern facility by adding an impressive three-story building with a library, a new science lab, more classrooms, an office for social workers and a shaded basketball court.