More than two-thirds of the public support high school teachers in their strike that has shut down the country's schools for almost a month, according to a survey carried out for Channel 10 television. The teachers have maintained that the Finance Ministry is conducting a media campaign that includes misleading statements on government offers to the teachers.
Another survey, carried out for Voice of Israel government radio, showed that most of the public is not demanding the resignations of either Education Minister Yuli Tamir (Labor) or teachers' union representative. Less than third of the respondents want the Education Minister to quit, and slightly more than one-third think that union leader Ran Erez should step down.