Education Ministry Fails to Update 7/10 Commemoration Guidelines
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
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- Education Ministry guidelines for October 7th commemoration are outdated.
- Failures leading to the massacre are not mentioned in the directives.
- Teachers are instructed to focus on heroism, not the events of the attack.
- Schools are not mandated to hold memorial ceremonies.
- The ministry has not issued updated circulars on the matter.
The Ministry of Education has not updated its guidelines for commemorating the October 7th massacre since last year, prior to the return of hostages. A letter sent to school principals suggests holding classroom discussions focused on "We will not forget the hostages and pray for their return." The ministry's directives omit any mention of the failures that led to the massacre, instead asking teachers to concentrate on stories of heroism from the "War of Return," as the ministry terms it. The decision not to mandate memorial ceremonies for schools also remains unaddressed, despite evacuated students having returned to their studies. The ministry has not issued a new director-general circular with updated instructions on holding ceremonies.
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