Yoav Kisch

Education Minister Kisch orders sweeping overhaul of Israeli school testing after PISA failures

"After carefully examining the professional review report prepared by Prof. Ami Moyal, I announce that I accept and adopt the report's conclusions and all of its recommendations in full," Kisch said.

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Education Minister Yoav Kisch speaks with The Jerusalem Post on October 18, 2026.
Education Minister Yoav Kisch speaks with The Jerusalem Post on October 18, 2026.

Likud open to Liberman joining coalition, Education Minister Kisch tells ‘Post’ - interview

Education Minister Yoav Kisch discusses Likud's coalition-making possibilities, political red lines, and his own political future ahead of the October 27 Knesset elections.

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Injured students and teachers arrive at Ziv Medical Center in Safed, northern Israel, following an explosion of suspected unexploded ordnance during a school trip near the Israeli border with Lebanon, October 12, 2026.

Field trip tragedy shows Israel needs answers, not a blame game - editorial

Wilensky was killed, and 24 others were wounded, when one of the students picked up an unexploded Hezbollah bomb and put it in his backpack.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Education Minister Yoav Kisch visited one of the children who was wounded during the northern Israel explosion on Monday, October 12, 2026.

Netanyahu meets with injured children in hospital following Hezbollah ordnance explosion in North

Kisch issued a statement later on Monday, noting that the students' field trip, including the route, was approved despite concerns over unexploded ordnance.

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UTJ threatens Knesset boycott amid Education funding standoff

United Torah Judaism (UTJ) has threatened to boycott the Knesset plenum until their concerns over Haredi education funding are addressed.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
UTJ MK Yisrael Eichler points at a fellow lawmaker in the Knesset plenum.

School year at risk: Teachers' strike will impact 2.4 million students

The looming teachers' strike could disrupt the return to school of 2.4 million students. The strike, driven by salary disputes, threatens to keep many high school students at home.

AUGUST 31, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
View of an empty classroom at a school in Tel Aviv, during a general strike of some Municipalities and local authorities, on May 15, 2023.

Education Ministry to introduce mandatory Hebrew tests for Israeli Arab students

Israel's Education Ministry introduces the "Hebrew for Life" program for Arabic-speaking students to improve their language proficiency and integration into Israeli society and its job market.

AUGUST 31, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Education Minister Yoav Kisch speaks at a conference of the Israeli newspaper "Makor Rishon", in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, March 19, 2024.

Amid war, Israeli educators should focus on social-emotional learning - opinion

Every Israeli child has been deeply affected by the war. Educators must focus on social-emotional learning to support them.

AUGUST 25, 2024ByYAARA BAR-ON
Education Minister Yoav Kisch speaks during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on April 15, 2024

Haredi schools to enter new salary agreement despite finance and justice ministry reservations

Israel's Education Minister plans to implement new regulations for major haredi school systems despite unresolved concerns from finance and justice ministries.

AUGUST 13, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
Education Minister Yoav Kisch speaks during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on April 15, 2024

Govt approves two new candidates for Council for Higher Education amid claims of politicization

"The takeover of academia by politics is the beginning of the end of democracy," VERA chairman and president of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev said.

AUGUST 4, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
Education Minister Yoav Kisch seen at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on March 15, 2023

Grapevine July 21, 2024: More than a yellow ribbon

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JULY 21, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
FROM LEFT: Businessman Eli Elezra, Dr. Pinchas Haliva, and Dr. Shimon Ohayon.

Ministers approve Netanyahu proposal to adapt 2022 haredi conscription law

Attorney General: Not relevant to today's reality, lacks 'factual professional foundations'

MAY 16, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
(L-R) A-G Gali Baharav-Miara, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Legendary movie producer Moshe Edery to receive Israel Prize

Movie producer Moshe Edery, CEO of United King Films, was awarded the Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement. His journey from humble beginnings to cinema tycoon was celebrated.

APRIL 10, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
Israeli actor Adir Miller and Film producer Moshe Edery arrive to the lawsuit of the Nesher family against former Israeli Premier League soccer player Itzhak Asefa at the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court on January 30, 2022

Grapevine: On parade

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

APRIL 2, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
THE PURIM ‘Adloyada’ parade takes place in Jerusalem on Monday. Purim represents the first step in our redemption; Passover propels us ever closer to the never-fully-reachable finish line, says the writer.