Education in Israel

Israeli Police and soldiers seen at a temporary checkpoint in Jerusalem, September 27, 2020, during the nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
Why are Israelis shocked when the army shows up at the Knesset?
The sight of soldiers policing protests outside the Knesset rightfully angered many. But in Israel's militarized society, this scene should not be surprising.
By Orly Noy September 30, 2020
Illustrative photo of Arab students. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
‘To ask an Arab student to internalize this is a way of humiliating him’
Israel requires all high school students who want to travel abroad on school-sponsored trips to pass an online course that promotes far-right and often racist ideas about Palestinians. One Arab school in northern Israel has had enough of it. Before a high school student in Israel can participate in a school-sponsored trip overseas they must…
By Henriette Chacar July 14, 2019
Illustrative photo of a parent bringing his child to school in Jaffa, Israel. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
WATCH: Jaffa parents demand desegregated, bilingual education
The Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipality does not offer any bi-lingual education options for Jewish and Palestinian families who live in the same Jaffa neighborhoods, on the same streets, and in the same apartment buildings. Parents of children enrolled in the city’s only Arabic-Hebrew bi-lingual kindergarten are now demanding that the city provide their children an option…
By Social TV February 12, 2016
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Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem, 2011. (photo: Mati Milstein)
Black labor: How a white elite uses black soldiers to enforce its will
A new photo project focuses on the soldiers of Israel’s Border Police, the main military unit used to enforce the occupation of the Palestinians. Shot in various locations across Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, ‘Black Labor’ looks at the points of impact where Israel’s elite pits black Jews against Palestinians. Photos by Mati Milstein, text…
By Haokets September 25, 2015
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