ÜBER DIESE EPISODE
Israel’s outgoing Education Minister Yoav Kisch sits down with Sophia Tupolev for a candid English-language conversation on what Israeli children are taught, what 'Palestinian' children are taught, and what comes next for Gaza.
Kisch, a former El Al pilot, opens with a tip for anyone facing a hijacking before turning to the stakes of the upcoming election, which he frames as a choice between a strong right-wing government under Benjamin Netanyahu and a Gadi Eisenkot coalition reliant on Yair Golan and the Muslim Brotherhood.
He describes 'Palestinian' Authority textbooks that teach arithmetic through scenarios of killing, explains the quiet push to bring the Israeli curriculum into East Jerusalem schools, and reveals new legislation barring teachers trained in PA cities from Israeli classrooms.
On Gaza, his position is unambiguous: the entire school system must be replaced, ideally using models from Abraham Accords partners like the UAE and Morocco.The conversation also covers whether the Oslo mentality still exists in Israeli classrooms, Israeli Arab schools, why English instruction starts in third grade, AI-powered English tutoring in middle schools, and Kisch’s 15 billion shekel “New Deal” for education, which would cap class sizes and move schools to a five-day week.
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