Shomron Regional Council head Gershon Mesika accuses Defense Minister Ehud Barak of breaking the law mandating free education to Israel’s children.
In a letter to State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss, Mesika writes that Barak – as overall head of the Civil Administration that governs Judea and Samaria (Yesha) – has granted permission to build only 28 classrooms and kindergartens for the Jewish towns in Yesha for next year. This, despite the fact that the Ministry of Education has approved, based on criteria rooted in Israeli law, the need for 116 classrooms.
In a letter to State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss, Mesika writes that Barak – as overall head of the Civil Administration that governs Judea and Samaria (Yesha) – has granted permission to build only 28 classrooms and kindergartens for the Jewish towns in Yesha for next year. This, despite the fact that the Ministry of Education has approved, based on criteria rooted in Israeli law, the need for 116 classrooms.
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