MK Tzipi Hotovely (Likud), who heads the Knesset Lobby for Recognition of the Ariel University Center, criticized on Sunday the recommendation by Defense Minister Ehud Barak to delay the recognition, saying it "extremely exceeds the authority given to him.”
“As long as there is no security problem, Barak has no considerations to make, and using his considerations for political gain and to sabotage any decision made by competent authorities is unacceptable and anti-democratic,” said Hotovely. “Barak should go back to dealing with defense issues and leave higher education alone.”