Education Ministry fires civics studies coordinator attacked by right
- Dettagli
- Categoria: Politiche israeliane
- Pubblicato Venerdì, 17 Agosto 2012 21:20
- Scritto da Talila Nesher
Haaretz, August 06, 2012
The Education Ministry dismissed its head of civics studies on Sunday despite calls by hundreds of educators to reject right-wing demands that he be ousted. MK Einat Wilf (Atzmaut ), chairwoman of the Knesset's Education, Culture and Sports Committee, said Adar Cohen's dismissal was likely to lead to a "crisis of confidence" between the Education Ministry and civics teachers.
Cohen has been under attack for promoting civics textbooks that political scientist Avraham Diskin, one of his foremost critics and author of a rival civics textbook, claims will teach students "post-Zionism."