Minister Pushes Council Appointments Ahead of Election, Defying Legal Advice
Translated & summarized from TheMarker by baba
Education Minister Yoav Kisch is pushing to appoint new members to the Council for Higher Education, two weeks before elections and against legal advice. The Council has been unable to function since July due to resignations over a gender segregation law. The Committee of University Heads called the move an illegal maneuver and plans to fight it.
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- Education Minister Yoav Kisch is attempting to appoint new members to the Council for Higher Education.
- The appointments are being made two weeks before the Knesset elections.
- The Council for Higher Education has been paralyzed since July due to resignations.
- The Committee of University Heads called the appointments an illegal maneuver.
- The appointments are contrary to the legal advisor to the government's instructions.
Education Minister Yoav Kisch is attempting to appoint new members to the Council for Higher Education, despite legal counsel advising against such moves so close to an election. The Council has been paralyzed since July when five members resigned in protest of a law mandating gender segregation in academia. With its reduced membership, the body has been unable to make significant decisions. However, due to the proximity of the upcoming Knesset elections, new significant appointments to public bodies are generally prohibited. The Committee of University Heads (VERA) has stated its intention to fight these appointments, calling them an illegal maneuver.
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