APN's daily news review from Israel
Wednesday December 4, 2019
Quote of the day:
"The story here is not a story of money at all. The story is simply that our education system is in
fact an accurate reflection of civil society. The litmus paper used as a murky mirror of the visible and covert
processes in the State of Israel. A policy whose motto is 'Our situation is good, if you exclude the Arabs and
the ultra-Orthodox' is a policy that promotes failure."
--Yedioth commentator Chen Artzi-Srur looks at the enormous gap between PISA test scores of Jewish and Arab pupils in Israel, whereby in math, science and language, Arab pupils are at least three to four years behind their Jewish peers.*
Front Page:
--Yedioth commentator Chen Artzi-Srur looks at the enormous gap between PISA test scores of Jewish and Arab pupils in Israel, whereby in math, science and language, Arab pupils are at least three to four years behind their Jewish peers.*
Front Page:
Yael Patir is J Street's Israel Director. Prior to
joining J Street in 2012, she served as Director of the Civil Leadership Department at the Shimon Peres Center
for Peace where she oversaw cross-border peace-building programs that engaged a wide range of civil society
figures, including Palestinian and Israeli young political leaders. Yael also helped establish the
Palestinian-Israeli Peace NGO Forum, a network of some 100 Palestinian and Israeli peace and dialogue
organizations, and has served as the Israeli Director since the Forum’s inception in January 2006.
Dr. Nisreen Shehada is one of the founders of
Standing Together, a joint Jewish-Arab grassroots movement fighting to transform Israeli politics. Standing
Together organizes Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel around campaigns for peace, equality, and social
justice, in order to build power and transform Israeli society. Dr. Shehada has a PhD in chemical engineering
and nanotechnology, works at a large high-tech company and lives in Haifa.
Michal Gera Margaliot is the Executive Director of
Israel's Women's Network. For the last decade Michal has been on the frontlines promoting women’s rights in
Israel. In her current role, Michael oversees IWN's work to fight for equal pay for women and greater women's
representation in leadership positions across all sectors of Israeli society. Prior to becoming the managing
director of the IWN, Michal served as a parliamentary advisor and chief of staff of MK Merav Michaeli.
