Israel's Education Ministry Is Funding Two Illegal West Bank Farm Schools
Projects built in Efrat, Geva Binyamin settlements on land that does not belong to the state are left standing as Civil Administration does not enforce the law against them
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After Deaths of 10 Students in Flood, Pre-army Academy to Close for a Year
Bnei Zion's Board of Directors recommended temporarily postponing the preparatory program, 10 of whose students were killed in a flood, in order to 'rebuild itself'
Tel Aviv University Reverses Stance, Allows Peace Events on Campus
Following criticism, including requests by its own lecturers and Members of Knesset, the university says it would permit the Arab-Jewish peace group, Standing Together, to hold activities on campus
Tel Aviv University Prevents Student From Holding Pro-peace Events Because of Red Tape
The university originally approved the End the Occupation Week events, but now says that the organizers need to pay for security: 'Here we have an issue that’s very charged, especially in recent times'
F-35 Maker Lockheed Martin to Open Jerusalem Preschools With Education Ministry's Backing
The firm's Israel CEO admits the U.S. company's involvement in preschools 'isn't logical' but says 'the moment a commercial company wants to contribute to the community, it becomes worthwhile'
Israeli Watchdog Raps Hospitals, Police, Asylum-seeker System and Construction Safety Authorities
Both the health and asylum-seeker authorities aren't correcting deficiencies pointed out in previous reports, State Comptroller Joseph Shapira says in his annual report
Police Detain anti-Netanyahu Protester at Giro d’Italia Race
Police claim the 62-year-old protester, who waved a sign that said 'Crime Minister,' was interfering with the event
Despite Possible UN Plan, Asylum Seekers Say They Want to Remain in Israel
Aside from skepticism regarding the agreement's execution, Eritreans in southern Tel Aviv attest they have bonded with its people and culture. They think of Israel as their country
Israel's Education Ministry Bans Religion Workbooks to Focus Learning on Biblical Text
Some scholars say workbooks 'flatten the biblical text' and banning them will teach students how to analyze and understand biblical stories on a deeper level
Israeli Universities Urged to Bar Professors From Calling to Boycott Israel
We will not be used as a 'political thought police for the government,' heads of universities say in unusually harsh response
Religious Chabad Movement Teaching Its Brand of Passover to Secular Israeli Schoolchildren
While parents have complained that their kids are being indoctrinated in impromptu lessons held ahead of the holiday, the Education Ministry says it ‘trusts schools’ judgment’ in selecting workshops
Natan Sharansky Wins 2018 Israel Prize
Education Minister Naftali Bennett said that Sharansky 'embodied the fulfillment of the Zionist dream - from the darkness of a Soviet prison to the light of liberty as the head of the Jewish Agency'
Educator Miriam Peretz, Who Lost Two Sons in Combat, Wins Israel Prize
The 64-year old has featured in lecture tours for young people and soldiers, while traveling to communities around the world and helping bereaved families
Ex-Foreign Minister David Levy, Voice of 'The Other Israel,' Wins Israel Prize
As housing minister, the Moroccan-born former Likud bigwig made changes that improved the so-called development towns in the country's outskirts
Israel's Top Court Temporarily Halts Asylum Seeker Deportations
The court order came in response to a petition submitted by human rights activists against the government’s plan to deport some 40,000 African asylum seekers to 'third countries,' reported to be Rwanda and Uganda
Last Asylum Seekers Released From Holot Detention Center as Mass Deportation Campaign Moves Ahead
Those released from Holot are forbidden to live or work in Tel Aviv, Petah Tikva, Eilat, Netanya, Bnei Brak, Ashdod or Jerusalem – cities that have sizable concentrations of asylum seekers
Israeli Ministry's New Strategy Could Deny Disabled Students the Special Ed They Need
An Education Ministry document obtained by Haaretz describes a plan to deny eligibility for special education to pupils suffering from issues such as developmental delays, borderline intelligence and learning disabilities
Of All 2018 Israel Prize Winners, Only 14 Percent Are Women
The Education Ministry says the prize ‘is not representative and isn’t awarded based on gender, ethnic or sectoral quotas’
Military Correspondent Ron Ben-Yishai Wins Israel Prize
Ben-Yishai was decorated after the Yom Kippur War for helping the wounded under fire and during the first Lebanon war reported on the Sabra and Chatila refugee camps
McCartney Named Winner of Israel’s Wolf Prize for Music
Five Wolf Prizes are to be awarded in Jerusalem in May. They will be shared among nine winners from the U.S., Canada, Japan, Hungary and Britain
Israel's Creeping Annexation: Knesset Votes to Extend Israeli Law to Academic Institutions in the West Bank
Law might break agreements Israel has made with the EU to maintain a separation between academic institutions in the West Bank and those in Israel proper
Author David Grossman Wins the 2018 Israel Prize for Literature
Grossman is 'one of the most moving, profound and influential voices in Israeli literature,' Education Minister Bennett says
Educational Psychologists in Israel Sound Alarm as Demand Rises Among Students
‘We’re encountering many more cases of violence, sexual assault, suicidal thoughts, anxiety and depression,’ says Education Ministry director, but only 68 percent of positions are actually filled
Israel's Education Ministry Says It Got More Reports of Teacher Misconduct at Elite High School for Arts
The reports were received after a former art teacher at the school, the artist Boaz Arad, was found dead following reports of alleged sexual relations with students
Israeli Education Minister to Visit Poland Amid Holocaust Bill Crisis
Bennett will meet with Polish officials in meetings not coordinated with the Foreign Ministry
Israel to Probe Suspicions of Sexual Abuse at Elite Art School
Israeli artist Boaz Arad, a former teacher at the Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts, was found dead one day after it was reported that he had sexual relations with female students
Secular Schools in Israel Integrate Religious Content Into Science and Tech Lessons
A project for first-graders on candles that included a video about lighting Shabbat candles sparked a protest by teachers who watched it with their students
Israel Recruiting Inspectors to Deport Asylum Seekers by Force, Promising $9,000 Bonus
100 inspectors will be hired over two years, some to work for the voluntary repatriation program and others to enforce laws against asylum seekers and their employers
Education Council Supports Application of Israeli Law to West Bank Universities
A Knesset committee has approved a bill to close the Council for Higher Education in Judea and Samaria – without discussing the international implications
Israel Officially Bars Discriminatory Admission Policy at ultra-Orthodox Schools
New regulations cover institutions that do not teach the full core curriculum, some of which have refused to accept pupils of Middle Eastern or North African origin