Minister Pushes Council Appointments Ahead of Election, Defying Legal Advice
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
Education Minister Yoav Kisch is trying to appoint new members to the Council for Higher Education just two weeks before elections, against the Attorney General's advice. The Council has been paralyzed since July due to resignations over a gender segregation law. The Committee of University Heads calls the move an illegal maneuver and plans to fight it.
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- Education Minister Yoav Kisch is pushing for new Council for Higher Education appointments before elections.
- The Council has been paralyzed since July after five members resigned in protest.
- The appointments are reportedly against the Attorney General's directives.
- New significant appointments are prohibited due to the upcoming elections.
- The Committee of University Heads plans to fight the appointments, calling them an illegal maneuver.
Two weeks before the Knesset elections, Education Minister Yoav Kisch is attempting to appoint new members to the Council for Higher Education, despite directives from the Attorney General. The Council has been paralyzed since July when five members resigned in protest of a law approving gender segregation in academia. With its depleted composition, the body has been unable to make significant decisions. However, due to the proximity of the elections, new significant appointments to public bodies are prohibited. The Committee of University Heads (VERA) has stated its intention to fight these appointments, calling them an illegal maneuver.
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