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Finance Minister Calls for School Calendar Revision Amid War

3/23/2026

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Bezalel Smotrich, Israel's Finance Minister, urged Education Minister Yoav Kisch to revise the school calendar if the war extends beyond Passover, proposing to shift some summer days earlier and compensate missed learning during the summer break.
He criticized remote learning as ineffective and burdensome for parents, noting it disrupts routines and hinders work.
Smotrich said there is "no justification" for continuing a framework that fails to provide educational value.

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Bezalel Smotrich, Israel's Finance Minister, urged Education Minister Yoav Kisch to revise the school calendar if the war extends beyond Passover, proposing to shift some summer days earlier and compensate missed learning during the summer break.
He criticized remote learning as ineffective and burdensome for parents, noting it disrupts routines and hinders work.
Smotrich said there is "no justification" for continuing a framework that fails to provide educational value.