Cabinet okays far-right MK Maoz as overseer of external programming at schools
In response to openly homophobic politician's appointment, some 160 academics join registry of lecturers willing to come to schools to speak free of charge
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In response to openly homophobic politician's appointment, some 160 academics join registry of lecturers willing to come to schools to speak free of charge
Head of homophobic Noam party to get authority over schools' external programming, with many municipalities as well as national parents association vowing to oppose him
MK Avi Maoz of the far-right, anti-LGBT party Noam sparked outrage Wednesday by comparing the outgoing government to the Hellenizing Jews cast as the villains of the Hanukkah story.
Hysteria over the new Israeli government will harm the wider Jewish world.
Knesset comments by Maoz, who is set to assume control of some aspects of school curricula and a new Jewish identity office, spark anger and booing in plenum