Public Diplomacy Minister Galit Distal Atbaryan insisted that the government "needs to address the Jewish base [of supporters]."
The Religious Zionist community makes up about 23% (or 130,000) of the city’s total Jewish residents, and their children have approximately 82 state-run religious elementary and high schools.
The Education Ministry published a temporary order to shorten the school days of autistic school children by 45 minutes due to a staff shortage, but the High Court has stopped it.
The new wage deal aims to boost aliyah integration and comes after teachers protested low salaries, which disrupted Hebrew language courses.
Magic mirrors were used to protect against the Evil Eye in ancient times.
The director-general stressed that he "never belonged to one side or the other" and was not choosing a side with his decision.
The virtual program will be available for free and is meant to give students the opportunity to receive complementary and personalized lessons.
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