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Opinion | Education Ministers abandon Israel Prize Israel today

2021-11-19T09:16:16.024Z


When she decided not to award the Israel Prize to Prof. Goldreich, the Minister of Education chose to focus on the mast scandal instead of solving the problems of depth around the prize * thus contributing to the erosion of the prize prestige - and also summoning the next scandal


The Israel Prize, which has never boasted of a particularly flattering monetary reward to its winners compared to other esteemed Israeli prizes, outlines its fame not only for the timing it is awarded each year, but also and perhaps most importantly, for maintaining an uncompromising professional level.

The award, which according to the regulations that have anchored it since 1953, is awarded to an Israeli citizen for excellence in his field, has over the years taken care to refine the value of excellence as the sole criterion for winning the award.

The product, in the form of a line of brides and grooms of the Israel Prize for generations, is reissued each year by judging committees, whose professionalism has never been questioned.

However, the Israel Prize institution did not grow in a popular evolutionary way "from the field", but was created by the Minister of Education, Ben Zion Dinur, with deliberate intent.

Thus, for example, behind the intelligent use of the intellectual property inherent in the name "Israel" award is a decision that outlines the contours of the award and establishes its national characteristics, which bind the state, as well as its citizens, ostensibly, to membership in the collective.

Therefore, the Israel Prizes belong to the state no less than to his sons-in-law.

Since the "state" seeks to boast of its achievements, it is required to give tangible recognition to actual entities, identified with it.

As such, it is debatable whether a person who goes against the state, its institutions, its values ​​or its conduct deserves to win the prize awarded on its behalf.

But it is undeniable that the responsibility for setting the principles of state recognition, including drawing the boundaries of the award, rests solely with the Minister of Education and herself.

Despite the fact that Supreme Court justices were unable to rely on sections of the "Israel Prize Law" (simply because the Ministry of Education never bothered to enshrine such a law) or on relevant statutory sections (simply because the Ministry of Education is at least "lazy" to update the bylaws), "As expected of them, to formulate their reasons for their decision on the issue of awarding the Israel Prize to Prof. Goldreich, based on the principles of law.

Hence, if the Minister of Education found fault with their ruling, then she can (and should) point the finger of blame at herself and her predecessors in office, who abandoned the award to his soul, did not raise a finger to nurture the founding elements, and ignored the implied consequences of the most prestigious award. Relying on shaky regulations from the 1950s.

Moreover, the Minister's statement that "the main purpose of the award is to encourage Israeli creativity, excellence and research," which is the basis of its reasons for not awarding the Israel Prize to Goldreich, are also not based on the principles of the regulations.

It is not every year that an education minister gets the job, which creates an extraordinary opportunity for her to turn straw into gold.

This year, Sarah had the opportunity to look up to the horizon - or at least to go beyond her narrow limits to the level of the individual in the person of Prof. Goldreich, to stand on the systemic failure that has been rooted in the Israel Prize for years.

Instead, she chose to focus her eyes on the "mast scandal."

A scandal, as I recall, did not break out in her shift anyway.

Instead of looking at the "macro" and acknowledging that the prestigious Israel Prize Institute relies on perforated regulations from the early 1950s, and on the factors that have caused it fatal damage in recent years, the Minister of Education decided to focus on the "micro" in the image of Prof. Goldreich. Y.

Shasha Bitton's attempt to sweep Prof. Goldreich along with his award under the rug, hoping to find another piece of space for him, alongside the recent scandals piled up there, is not the most innovative and creative applied tool we would expect to find today in the education system, inspiring and motivating future generations. This reality leaves broader questions in the shadows, regarding the degree of educational impact that the Israel Awards Institute has on future generations and the educational meanings inherent in making the award winners and their brides accessible to Israeli society. Thus, for example, the questions of whether the achievements of the laureates are taught as part of school curricula, or whether the education system considers the laureates as role models, may contribute to the national aspiration, consistent with the global trend, to produce diverse role models for future generations.

At the macro level, Dr. Shasha Bitton added her share in eroding his prestige and damaging the reputation of the most prestigious award that the State of Israel gives to its citizens. The awarding of the Israel Prizes, which is expected to benefit us, on the eve of the 74th Independence Day of the State of Israel.

Source: israelhayom

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