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The transfer of the unit for external programs in the Ministry of Education to the authority of the chairman of the Noam Avi Maoz party raises concerns about the fate of some of the programs. The main victims may be LGBT organizations, against which Maoz spoke out more than once, but also programs that deal with issues such as women's service in the IDF and meeting between Jews to Arabs may be in the crosshairs. "The most important issue is the 3,000 progressive study programs that were introduced into the schools, without the parents' knowledge and without the supervision of the Ministry of Education," said Ma'oz more than once in reference to the changes he plans to make.
In the GFN system, the one through which administrators route the The school's budget and inviting external bodies to deliver workshops and lectures, there are about ten thousand possibilities for educational purposes.
Of these, hundreds, if not thousands, deal with issues that may be controversial for the chairman of the Noam party, whose powers are expected to include decisions on plays, tours, and about a fifth of the weekly hours.
Avi Maoz (Photo: Reuven Castro)
For example, content on gender and sexual identity, such as sexuality in awareness, a lesson in pride, programs for transgender youth such as "Transitions" or a program in which "Disney films and Disney princesses will be shown and we will critically analyze the female character that is presented. Is she round, in control of her destiny or passive? ".
It is not certain that Mouz, who in the past emphasized the importance of the family as father, mother and children and said that "psychological counseling" should be allowed for gays, would welcome them.
"The blurring of identities is the main thing for which we came to politics," he said in one of his speeches in the Knesset.
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Pride parade in Jerusalem, June (Photo: Flash 90, Yonatan Zindel)
The many programs for meetings between Jewish and Arab youth, such as "Life Together", "Together for Change", "Urban Dialogue" and many others, or those that promote the integration of Arab teachers in Jewish schools and Jewish teachers in Arab schools such as "Teachers as Ambassadors" of the Ort network may be in danger too.
As part of a campaign by the Noam party this year it was written that "about a thousand Arab teachers are integrated into Jewish schools".
Other programs could be those that promote meaningful service in the IDF without separating men and women or programs that delve deeper into secular Judaism. Ma'oz said that women should go into national service, and that "the greatest contribution to the country is for the women to marry and raise a glorious family." Ma'oz also recently said that there Abolish the advisory unit to the Chief of Staff regarding the status of women in the IDF.
"The 3,000 progressive study programs introduced without the parents' knowledge. School (Photo: Reuven Castro)
The reform of the GPAN was led this year by the Minister of Education Yifat Shasha Biton with the aim of giving more powers to the field, thinking that the knowledge about the needs of the institution is there. In the end, this reform is the one that will give the bastion the ability to deeply influence the essential part of the education of Israeli children, this that goes beyond math lessons to shaping their identity. Dozens of authorities, hundreds of administrators and many organizations have expressed their protest over the agreement between Ma'oz and Likud - and some have announced that they will take actual steps to ensure that the content is not compromised.
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