Adam Verete

Adam Verete
Israeli teacher who almost lost job for ‘leftist’ views gets fired
Adam Verete, the Israeli high school teacher who almost lost his job in January due to complaints by a student that he expressed “left-wing” views in the classroom, was fired by the school on Sunday. According to reports in Israeli media, the ORT school in Kiryat Tivon notified Verete that he was being dismissed due…
By Mairav Zonszein May 25, 2014
Sapir Sabah receives the “Jewish State” award, during a ceremony organized by former MK Michael Ben-Ari , Kiryat Tivon, February 9, 2014. (Activestills.org)
PHOTOS: Rightists award student who persecuted ‘left-wing’ teacher
Far-right former MK Michael Ben-Ari and notorious Hebron settler Baruch Marzel hold an award ceremony for a high school student who tried to have her teacher fired for expressing “left-wing” views. A very strange ceremony took place in the small town of Kiryat Tivon, in northern Israel on Sunday. Former Knesset member Michael Ben-Ari gave…
By Activestills February 10, 2014
High school students against political silencing of teachers (Oren Ziv / Activestills)
Hundreds gather to support politically ‘persecuted’ teacher
Some 500 high school students and teachers demonstrated at the entrance to the town of Kiryat Tivon Saturday night to show their support for Adam Verete, a local teacher who is facing possible sacking over proclaiming his left-wing political views in class. The usually tranquil town of Kiryat Tivon, just outside of Haifa, was rattled this…
By Haggai Matar January 26, 2014
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On the Adam Verete affair and anti-democratic trends: Three notes
The case of Adam Verete, the schoolteacher whose contract is on the line following a complaint from a right-wing student over the “leftist” views he expressed in the classroom, continues to make waves in Israel. For many progressives, activists and columnists, the story serves as strong evidence of a rightward trend in Israel, as well…
By Noam Sheizaf January 23, 2014
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