Knesset opens spoken Arabic course for MKs
Arab MKs from the Joint List applaud initiative to open course for parliamentarians from all factions to study the language.
Arab MKs from the Joint List applaud initiative to open course for parliamentarians from all factions to study the language.
Arabic language and culture do not interest Israeli Jews that much, a poll shows.
While support for spoken Arabic lessons in Israeli schools was widespread among MKs, reaction among parents has been mixed.
Knesset approves first reading of Oren Hazan's bill mandating Israeli children begin learning Arabic from age of six.
The Ministerial Law Committee on Sunday approved for legislation a new law that would require children to study Arabic in elementary grades