Education Ministry director leaves post amid spat with minister

Education Ministry director-general Yigal Slovik speaks at a press conference at the Ministry of Education in Tel Aviv, August 31, 2021. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Education Ministry director-general Yigal Slovik speaks at a press conference at the Ministry of Education in Tel Aviv, August 31, 2021. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Education Ministry director Yigal Slovik has stepped down from his post, due to a spat with the office’s minister Yifat Shasha-Biton, Hebrew media reports.

It is not immediately clear whether Slovik resigned or was fired, nor the nature of his disagreement with Shasha-Biton.

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