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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Israel Education Ministry rethinks plan to give priority to Arabs who did national service

Haaretz- Plan to award points to Arab teachers who have completed national service is unreasonable, the ministry says.

The Education Ministry is reconsidering its recent decision to give job priority to Arab candidates who have volunteered for national service, Haaretz has learned. The ministry is now likely to rescind that initiative or at least drastically reduce its effects.

...MKs Jamal Zahalka and Hanin Zuabi of Balad demanded Saar rescind the decision.

"The decision shows the Education Ministry is not concerned with education, but rather with political considerations, and makes use of political coercion," he wrote.

"The ministry ... is turning itself into an arm of the Shin Bet security service in its attempt to control Arab citizens' thoughts and identity," Zuabi said. Read more
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