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Emergency Knesset Meeting After Jerusalem Daycare Tragedy

1/26/2026

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The Knesset Education Committee will hold an emergency discussion on January 29, 2026, after a Jerusalem daycare tragedy killing two infants.
The meeting will address the gap in daycare enrollment for children under three, noting Jerusalem's 21% enrollment.
MK Tzvi Succot pressed for urgent solutions.
MK Meir Porush proposed a bill to establish an Early Childhood Authority providing free education for infants from three months and expanding Compulsory Education Law.

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The Knesset Education Committee will hold an emergency discussion on January 29, 2026, after a Jerusalem daycare tragedy killing two infants.
The meeting will address the gap in daycare enrollment for children under three, noting Jerusalem's 21% enrollment.
MK Tzvi Succot pressed for urgent solutions.
MK Meir Porush proposed a bill to establish an Early Childhood Authority providing free education for infants from three months and expanding Compulsory Education Law.