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 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, a representative of the Civil Rights Association 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.

Hagai Elad, CEO

Yossi Tzur, the father of Assaf Tzur, who was killed in a terrorist attack in Haifa in 2003 and a member of the “Choosing a Life” forum of bereaved families, expressed shock at the possibility that the seminar will be held at the school in the proposed format: 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. “

Invitation to the seminar

Tzur added that the participation of Neve Daromi, CEO of the Blue and White Human Rights Initiative in 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.”

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. “

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