Tel Aviv University invites students to write writing competition from all universities - except for Ariel • After contacting the "If You Want" organization, the invitation wording on the competition site was changed

Tel Aviv University announces competition for short student writing districts with thousands of dollars in awards. The university invited students from all universities, except Ariel University. The Mother Theresa movement appealed to the university, on behalf of the Ariel University students, claiming discrimination was prohibited by law and threatened with a lawsuit, but was denied. However, after referral, the university changed the text of the competition site to invite students from all universities.

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The university released the competition, which will be held in July under the auspices of the Arditi Foundation, and wrote that the competition is "attended by students from the following universities" and listed them all except Ariel University.

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Advocate Ziv Maor, on behalf of the Mother Theresa Movement, wrote in a letter to the university's vice president, Professor Ra'anan Raine, and wrote that "the publication states that students from all universities in Israel, other than Ariel University, are eligible to participate in the competition. This determination appears to be in violation of the provisions of the Prohibition of Discrimination Act on products, services and entry into inspection and public places. "In addition, Attorney Maor threatened to file a class action on behalf of the discriminated students.

Tel Aviv University's deputy attorney general, Adv. Coir, rejected the claim and stated in a reply letter that the law does not apply to participation in the competition, but then the competition page was changed stating that the competition is "attended by students from all universities".

After the referral, the competition website was renamed, which states that "The Arditi Foundation announces a short play competition with students from all universities."

Adv. Eran Ben Ari, Attorney General of the "If You Want" movement, which contacted the institution to correct the discrimination, said that the "Prohibition of Discrimination against Services Act prohibits discrimination by view and by area of ​​residence, and also abolishes an advertisement with discrimination. Tel Aviv University elaborated on a scholarship competition on behalf of all universities in Israel and omitted only Ariel University in violation of the law and discrimination of students studying at Ariel.

Any student affected by the discrimination can claim tens of thousands of shekels. A representative organization - like the Movement If You Want to Represent Thousands of Students - may file a class action on a larger scale.

We went to the university to stop the discrimination in advertising. Following the appeal, the University responded to us that Ariel students would be allowed to participate in the competition, but it still refuses to amend the ad it posted and thus continues to hurt the unaware student population. That's why we went to Tel Aviv University again to change the publication. In accordance with its decision, we will consider opening legal proceedings against it. "

Ohad Eisenberg, a co-coordinator of the "If You Want" cell at Ariel University, said that "It is sad to see that exactly where I should get all the opinions, rather the less popular opinion is muted. To receive the scholarship, why am I considered type B? ''.

Tel Aviv University said: "The Arditi Foundation's short stories and plays competition was founded at Tel Aviv University six years ago, and was open in its first year only to university students and students.

Following the success of the competition, students from universities: Hebrew, Ben-Gurion and Haifa applied for the competition in their second year. The following year, they also applied to join Bar Ilan University, the Technion and the Weizmann Institute. Now that an application has also been received from Ariel University, the competition is open to all universities. The university will also consider adding additional academic institutions to the competition if and when such an application is made. "