Last update - 00:00 24/04/2007
University heads: Semester may be canceled if student strike continues
By Tamara Traubmann, Haaretz Correspondent
University heads released Tuesday a statement saying that the continuation of the student strike puts the "existence of the [current] semester in danger."
In the statement, the university heads' committee wrote that they decided to lengthen the semester in order to compensate for lost time during the strike.
The students have been striking for two weeks.
The university heads warned that, "if the strike is not over by the end of this week, the semester may be canceled."
They also maintain that "the responsibility for the damage done to the student public is on the shoulders of the strike's leaders."
The university heads will decide next week whether to continue the semester as planned or cancel it.
The university heads are opposed to the student strike and support the Shochat Committee, and its proposed recommendations to raise university tuition. Last month, in an attempt to stop the strike, the university heads' committee published an advertisement in the media calling on students to return to their studies.