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Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Bennett to convene discussion on allowing lefty NGO in schools
Education Minister Naftali Bennett will convene an urgent discussion on allowing lefty NGO Breaking the Silence members to lecture in schools.
Defense Minister Ya’alon condemned Breaking the Silence on Sunday night, arguing that the group — which documents alleged abuses by IDF soldiers against Palestinians — has “malicious motives.”
Ya’alon said he banned the left-wing group from any events attended by Israeli soldiers, and said past attempts to work with the organization to investigate and verify claims of misconduct concluded that the allegations against the military were groundless.
Ya’alon’s condemnation came a day after a public uproar by right-wing activists over President Reuven Rivlin’s speech at the Haaretz conference in New York, at which members of the Breaking the Silence organization were also scheduled to appear. Dozens of IDF reservists gathered outside Rivlin’s residence on Saturday to protest his participation in the conference.
The Times of Israel Community.