The Ministerial Committee for Legislation has given its approval to MK Oren Hazan's (Likud) bill calling for mandatory Arabic classes starting in first grade. The bill will be presented for an initial vote on Wednesday.
MK Hazan says, "I am happy that, at the height of the new wave of terror, the Ministerial Committee for Legislation and Education Minister Naftali Bennett have accepted this important bill that strengthens the government's message to the public about coexistence and calming tensions."