Articles from Israel
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Democracy 7 October 2024 World Day for Decent Work: Educators call for peace
On October 7, World Day for Decent Work, educators around the world join the global union movement in calling for peace and democracy for all. Without peace, there can be no social justice, and without social justice, peace cannot last.
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Democracy 7 October 2024 In search of peace, justice, security: American Federation of Teachers shares reflections on October 7
To mark the one year of the horrific Hamas attacks of 7 October in Israel, the American Federation of Teachers launched a video denouncing hate and calling for an end to the war and suffering in the region .
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News 13 February 2024 National Education Association Board of Directors takes action to reaffirm call for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
The Board of Directors of the National Education Association renewed NEA’s original call for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas when it adopted a motion that underscored the need for the release of the hostages abducted by Hamas from Israel on October 7, immediate and full humanitarian aid to affected...
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News 1 February 2024 American Federation of Teachers Executive Council adopts resolution unanimously calling for the end of the Israel Hamas war by negotiated bilateral cease-fire, promoting steps toward a two-state solution for Israeli and Palestinian self-determination
The American Federation of Teachers Executive Council, the body representing the union’s 1.72 million educators, higher education professionals, healthcare workers, and public employees, unanimously adopted an omnibus statement addressing the war in the Middle East and its impact on the United States. The American Federation of Teachers is a member...
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Democracy 7 November 2023 Education International calls for urgent humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza
Education International (EI) calls on the international community to urgently implement a humanitarian ceasefire to stop the killing of students, teachers, and all civilians in Gaza. EI also calls for an end to the Israeli bombardments and military actions which have caused the death of thousands of civilians, including over...
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Statements 14 October 2023 Education International calls for an immediate stop to the disproportionate and indistinct retaliation in Gaza
In the face of escalating violence in the Gaza Strip, Education International called upon the Israel War Cabinet to end the suffering and destruction and to respect the principles of the United Nations Charter and international humanitarian law. The appeal reminds the parties to return the captives, protect the lives...
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Democracy 9 October 2023 Joint EI-ETUCE Statement on Israel and Palestine
Education International and the European Trade Union Committee for Education condemn the severe attack Hamas launched against Israel. Education International stands in solidarity with the teachers, students, and communities in the region and calls on the international community to do their utmost to stop the bloodshed and avoid a catastrophic...
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Democracy 29 March 2023 Israel: EI welcomes union victory against controversial judiciary reform threatening democracy
Education International welcomes the success of union and democratic forces in Israel that compelled Prime Minister Netanyahu to pause a controversial legislation which would have severely undermined democracy in the country.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 31 January 2023 Israel/Palestine: Educators planting the seeds of hope
During a four-day solidarity mission to Israel and Palestine, elected leaders of Education International (EI) and the US National Education Association (NEA) leaders met with governmental authorities, trade union activists, UN agencies and teachers. They also welcomed the agreement on the timely payment and increase of Palestinian educators’ salaries.
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Leading the profession 3 November 2022 Israel: Education union signs a new salary agreement for teachers
Education International congratulates the Israel Teachers’ Union (ITU) for signing a landmark salary agreement for teachers.
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Standards and working conditions 17 June 2022 Israel: Union takes strike action to demand better working conditions to avoid losing more teachers
The Israel Teachers’ Union (ITU) has been engaging recently in rolling strikes across the country to demand decent working conditions and a fair wage agreement reflecting the importance, significance, and complexity of working as an educator in these challenging times.
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Leading the profession 27 May 2021 Germany’s Order of Merit awarded to Israeli teacher unionist Avraham Rocheli
On May 26th, the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany was presented to Dr Avraham Rocheli, one of the leading figures of the long-standing partnership between Germany’s GEW and the Israel Teachers Union, both Education International member organisations. GEW and the German Federation of Trade Unions nominated...
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Democracy 26 May 2021 Israel and Palestine: Education International calls for immediate action to ensure lasting peace
Education International Executive Board Statement
While a ceasefire is critical to end this month’s violence between Israel and Hamas, it cannot lead to a lasting and permanent peace if the underlying causes of the violence remain unresolved. This is the moment for ending both the occupation and the blockade. It is critically important for rebuilding...
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Equity and inclusion 28 January 2021 76th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation: German, Israeli, and Polish trade unions unite to say “Never again”
To commemorate the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp of Auschwitz, Education International’s member organisations in Germany, Israel, and Poland organised an e-seminar on 27 January entitled “A child witness of history”.
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Equity and inclusion 28 January 2020 "A teacher like me” – meeting with German teachers, crossing emotional bridges, sharing positive professional experiences on Holocaust education, by Talia Kranz.
Talia Kranz
What is more timely for us, Israeli teachers, than talking with our German colleagues about the fight against racism and anti-Semitism? It's already been happening for the 29th time! For the past 50 years, a bi-national seminar has been held once every two years attended by Israeli and German educators...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 November 2019 EI condemns the temporary closure of the Jerusalem office of the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Education by Israeli authorities
In a letter to the Israeli embassy in Brussels, Education International (EI) expressed concern regarding the decision of the Public Security Minister of Israel to close the office of the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Education in Jerusalem for six months. EI laments the rising violence and warns that the rights...
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Trade union rights are human rights 30 January 2019 Germany: Standing together to remember the victims of the Holocaust
German education unionists have joined Israeli and Polish colleagues for an educational trip on the occasion of the memorial may for the victims of the Holocaust.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 May 2018 Go for it! The Bologna ministerial summit in Paris, by Andreas Keller
Andreas Keller
Isn’ it ironic? 50 years ago, in May 1968, students in Paris were going to the barricades and aspiring to a societal revolution – and initiated an overdue reform of higher education almost throughout Europe eventually. Today, in May 2018, ministers in charge of higher education from 48 countries belonging...
Go for it! The Bologna ministerial summit in Paris, by Andreas Keller