Hadash MK Ayman Odeh, Chairman of the Joint List

Arab Schools Back Down from Strike after Meeting with PM

A strike planned for local Arab authorities and educational institutions on Tuesday, September 1, was canceled after representatives of the Joint List met Monday with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. According to an agreement reached between the Joint List and Netanyahu, 600 million shekels ($153 million) will be gradually transferred as part of a five-year plan to local…

Hadash MK Yousef Jabareen

Israeli Ministers Nix Bill to Improve Arab Schools

The Knesset’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation voted Sunday, July 5, to oppose a bill by the Joint List that calls for expanding the goals of the public education law to include goals specifically intended to improve the Arab school system. “The law that regulates public education in Israel defines the public education system exclusively in…