The meet ended at 2:00 P.M. in the customary way, with all those attending standing up to sing the national anthem. As they began singing the song of Jewish yearning to Israel, the educators were stunned to see Arab principals of both sexes walking out through the exits in a demonstrative fashion. All of the principals are state employees who preside over state-funded schools."
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
(NEWS) Arab School Principals Walk Out On Anthem, Education Minister
"About thirty Arab school principals walked out on a high-profile official event last week when the national anthem, HaTikvah, was sung. The walkout occurred Wednesday at a convention of all the school principals and supervisors in the Jerusalem district, in the presence of Minister of Education Gideon Sa'ar. The convention was held in Jerusalem's Sciences and Arts School, to discuss the upcoming school year.
The meet ended at 2:00 P.M. in the customary way, with all those attending standing up to sing the national anthem. As they began singing the song of Jewish yearning to Israel, the educators were stunned to see Arab principals of both sexes walking out through the exits in a demonstrative fashion. All of the principals are state employees who preside over state-funded schools."
The meet ended at 2:00 P.M. in the customary way, with all those attending standing up to sing the national anthem. As they began singing the song of Jewish yearning to Israel, the educators were stunned to see Arab principals of both sexes walking out through the exits in a demonstrative fashion. All of the principals are state employees who preside over state-funded schools."
