On Sunday we were approached by a student from a Haifa high school who informed us that the school was hosting a “human rights” event featuring representatives from far-left NGOs, including the CEO of B’Tselem that recently launched an international campaign slandering Israel as an apartheid state.
We immediately leaped into action and pushed the story in the media. Word of the event reached the Education Minister, who issued an order prohibiting organizations that demonize IDF soldiers and Israel from entering schools.
The Education Minister’s order was an important step. Now we aim to ensure that his decision is properly enforced, because the school decided to ignore the order and hold the event (the principal was summoned to a disciplinary hearing).
Op-Ed: Im Tirtzu’s Director of External Relations, Eytan Meir, explains why the state should not be providing taxpayer-funded platforms to anti-Israel NGOs.
Read more: United With Israel, JNS, Jerusalem Post, Haaretz, Jewish Press, Algemeiner, Hamodia
