The Government Institute for Training in Technology and Science - Mahat, a government body recognizes Nakba Day and a video released to college principals.
Reader: "Recognizing that Independence Day is Nakba Day for Arab citizens, allowing Arab workers not to stand at the siren on Memorial Day, joy on Independence Day can be interpreted as disrespect for Nakba Day."
MHT, a government division in the labor arm that is under the Ministry of Economy and Industry.
Mahat is also the body responsible for the system of technology colleges.
The document is based on a policy document of the Accord Center at the Hebrew University, and is divided into a video and a training document.
The video features an Arab and a Jewish woman, the Jewish woman says Independence Day - the Arab Nakba Day.
That is, the document constitutes official government recognition on Nakba Day.
Government office recognizes Nakba, photo: screenshot
The video calls on managers: '' It is recommended to adopt a flexible policy with regard to attendance on national days, holidays and especially to comply with the memory siren.
Try to consider the request of Arab or Jewish workers to be absent from the siren's times.
The full guide reads: "Memorial Day for the Martyrs of the Israeli Armed Forces and the Victims of Hostilities and Independence Day - is the Nakba Day for many Arab citizens' - these days cover some of the most sensitive and complex issues that characterize Jewish-Arab relations."
The document offers recommendations to managers: "An emotion of joy in Eid al-Fitr may be interpreted as disrespect for the day of remembrance that day and the feeling that it evokes in the other. This can also be interpreted as the joy of Jewish workers on Independence Day. ".
"We suggest that the principals explicitly express the message that they recognize that Remembrance Day and Independence Day is Nakba Day for many Arab citizens, has a completely different and even contradictory meaning for Jews and Arabs," the video said.
The document calls for "a flexible policy regarding organizational practices related to attendance at national days and holidays and compliance with the memory siren".
In the video, they asked: '' Try to take into account as much as possible the requests of Jewish or Arab workers to be absent from work these days or at siren times.
Remember that the siren is a difficult and sensitive situation for some employees, and you should respect their request to avoid it.
Allow the interested men and women who are interested in this to 'lower their profile' and not stand out these days, especially during the siren.
To this end, it is recommended to prepare a separate common space in advance for the Arab workers, where they will be allowed not to stand in the sirens and give legitimacy to the presence of the different points of view and narratives and of the variety of identities. "
The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs responded: "The colleges supervised by the Ministry of Education are home to all sectors of Israeli society, and they enable encounters between different cultures, as well as enable social and economic leadership for students studying in them." "However, it is important to clarify that this is not a binding document and it does not reflect the position of the IDF or the position of the Labor Party. This document was distributed among some government ministries as a recommendation document only. .
Were we wrong?
Fixed!
If you found an error in the article, we'll be happy for you to share it with us