Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer has decided on further \"gestures\" for the Palestinian population. Arutz-7 correspondent Haggai Huberman reports that for the next two weeks, beginning this Saturday, IDF soldiers have been instructed to allow free travel for students and teachers for the purpose of the matriculation exams. \"We must not make children - Jewish or Palestinian - pay the price of the violence,\" Ben-Eliezer said.
On the other hand, the Education Ministry has decided to withdraw its decision to grant an additional ten points in the matriculation exams for students of Judea and Samaria. A Ministry announcement said that the original decision was based on an \"error,\" but that alternative ways of helping them would be worked out. Zevulun Orlev, Chairman of the Knesset Education Committee, strongly criticized the new decision, saying it would hurt the ability of students whose education this year was disrupted in a major way from succeeding in the tests.
On the other hand, the Education Ministry has decided to withdraw its decision to grant an additional ten points in the matriculation exams for students of Judea and Samaria. A Ministry announcement said that the original decision was based on an \"error,\" but that alternative ways of helping them would be worked out. Zevulun Orlev, Chairman of the Knesset Education Committee, strongly criticized the new decision, saying it would hurt the ability of students whose education this year was disrupted in a major way from succeeding in the tests.