Palestinian graduates in the West Bank enter a collapsed job market

Bethlehem, occupied West Bank – An orchestra of drums and whistles fills a hall at Bethlehem University as groups of cheering final-year students finish presenting their graduation projects. Families pour in throughout the day, flowers in hand, phones raised for photos. But beneath the celebration, a quiet dread is setting in. Siwar Abu Kamal, 21, had a plan when she started university: get her degree, find a job, build a life. …