Bereaved families against the real school in Haifa

Storm at the Real School in Haifa: Parents and students at the school, in which bereaved families whose loved ones were killed in the terrorist attacks, demand the immediate cancellation of a seminar that is expected to take place tomorrow (Monday) for 12th grade students at the prestigious Carmel School, attended by B’Tselem CEO Hagai Elad minister”.

Parents and students at the school say that the entry into the school of elements such as B’Tselem and the Association for Civil Rights, which work, among other things, to provide legal representation to terrorists and operatives in Palestinian terrorist organizations, is causing a great stir among Mossad students and bereaved families.

Following the article, Health Minister Yoav Galant instructed his staff to “ban schooling of organizations that work contrary to the goals of state education or in a way that demeans IDF soldiers.” He said, “We will not allow organizations that call Israel an ‘apartheid state’ to lecture to standing students. As you may recall, during his time as Minister of Education, Naftali Bennett also ordered that these bodies not be allowed to enter educational institutions.

Invitation to the seminar

Yossi Tzur, the father of Assaf Tzur, who was killed in a terrorist attack in Haifa in 2003 and a member of the “Choosing Life” forum of bereaved families, spoke earlier with “Israel Today”. he Expressed shock at the possibility that the seminar will be held at the school in the proposed format: “As the father of a student at the school, I strongly oppose giving speaking time to B’Tselem’s CEO and a member of the Association for Civil Rights due to their activities against the State of Israel. The non-profit school insists on pushing extremist opinions to its students, despite the opposition of most of the students in the class, some of whom are members of bereaved families. “

Tzur added that the participation of Neve Daromi, CEO of the Blue and White Human Rights Initiative at the Institute for Zionist Strategy, is nothing more than a poor attempt to silence any criticism of the participants at the seminar: “Bringing Neve Daromi as a right-wing fig leaf does not cover the left This day is more justified. “The school must give students a choice whether to sit and listen to B’Tselem’s CEO or anyone else, and not push opinions without choice. This whole incident feels to me like my son was murdered a second time.”

Hagai Elad, CEO

Y., a 12th grade student at the school, said following the seminar that “such extremism will not be accepted in our school. We would love to hear diverse opinions, but not such an extreme opinion, especially for children who will be drafted into the IDF in less than a year.

Entrance to the real school in Haifa // Photo: Michel Dot Com

Matan Peleg, chairman of the If You Will movement, told Israel Today: “This is a disgraceful decision. B’Tselem is an organization that makes a living from distributing blood libels against the State of Israel and encouraging international pressure against it. There is nothing or half a thing between this anti-Zionist propaganda organization and human rights, only lies and profiting from the conflict. “

Peleg added: “The Association for Civil Rights works, among other things, for the rights of terrorists in courts funded by foreign governments, while B’Tselem people travel the world and call for international pressure on Israel. It is a shame that a school principal allows this to happen.”

The director of the Haifa Real School, Mandy Rabinovich, responded: “The school advocates pluralism, freedom of expression and freedom of opinion. In this context, we have for many years been exposing our students to a wide range of opinions from all corners of Israeli society, and at the same time respecting the right of students to express their opinions. Regardless of their political views, we are proud of the high involvement of our students in issues that are at the core of Israeli society’s agenda, while maintaining a dignified and respectful discourse. We intend to continue this tradition, the results of which can be seen in the position of our graduates at the forefront of action in Israel, also in the coming years. “

Participated in the preparation of the article: Noam (Devol) Dvir

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