Yoav Kisch

Smotrich proposes new education guidelines: vacation now, study in the summer

Smotrich’s proposed calendar would have schools shift some of their summer vacation days to the month ahead, with the missed learning being made up over summer break. 

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US President Donald Trump gestures while boarding Air Force One as he departs from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, March 20, 2026.

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Home Front Command Commander Major-General Shai Klapper at the scene of the Iranian ballistic missile strike in Arad, March 21, 2026.

Home Front Command updates guidelines for southern Israel after strikes wound over 100

Quentin Tarantino delivers a speech to open the festival during the opening ceremony and the screening the film "Partir un jour" (Leave One Day) Out of competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 13, 2025.

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Education Minister: Schools in Tel Aviv area, North to remain closed next week, others may reopen

Kisch made the remarks after conducting a situational assessment at the Nahariya Municipality in the North, almost two weeks after the shutdown of schools, daycares, and kindergartens nationwide.

An empty classroom (illustrative).

Schools to move to remote learning on Monday after shutdown amid Iranian missile strikes

The situation will be reassessed during the Purim holiday on Tuesday and Wednesday in accordance with ongoing security evaluations, the Education Ministry said.

Damage after an Iranian missile attack in Tel Aviv.

EU appoints first ever haredi to National Team of Higher Education Reform Experts

HERE operates under the Erasmus+ program, and aims to strengthen the connection between academia and the evolving labor market.

YITZIK CROMBIE, the CEO of Israeli start-up Bizmax, poses on November 21 2018 at the company's offices in Jerusalem, the first of its kind for ultra-Orthodox Jewish men.

'Historic decision': Kisch invites Trump to attend Israel Prize ceremony on Independence Day

Additionally, an N12 report indicated that, alongside his invitation to attend the ceremony, Trump has been invited to light a torch at the 78th Independence Day ceremony.

US President Donald Trump gestures as he addresses House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, DC, US, January 6, 2026.

Kisch and Huckabee call to move embassies into Israel’s capital, Jerusalem

The US embassy in Israel was moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in 2018, making it the first major power to relocate its embassy to Israel’s capital.

Education Minister Yoav Kisch (L) and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee (R), February 2026.

Tainted views, distorted teaching: Should Haaretz be banned from Israeli high schools? - opinion

Education Minister Yoav Kisch requested a professional oversight unit to review complaints that highly critical Haaretz content has been included in high school exams.

A "Haaretz" newspaper being read in the middle of Times Square.

Right-wing activist arrested after allegedly pepper spraying protesters in Tel Aviv

Police were called to the location after the suspects, a 45-year-old man from Ramat Gan and a 75-year-old man from Kiryat Tivon, were allegedly seen assaulting one another.

People attend a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, on December 27, 2025.

Israel must halt funding of haredi schools lacking legal standards, court rules

In the opinion sent to Education Minister Yoav Kisch, the Attorney-General’s Office stated that the continued funding of institutions that do not meet statutory obligations “cannot persist.”

 Attorney-General Gali Baharav Miara attends the swearing-in ceremony of Justice Isaac Amit as president of the Supreme Court, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem in February 2025.

High Court to hear two cases blocking haredi education funds amid legal disputes

Supreme Court Justice Yael Willner ordered that hearings in both cases be held by January 8, and instructed the parties to submit preliminary responses up to 24 hours beforehand.

Supreme Court justices preside over a hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025

Trump to receive 2026 Israel Prize for 'special contribution towards the Jewish people'

Benjamin Netanyahu told Donald Trump he would receive the Israel Prize, but Education Ministry regulations raise questions over whether a non-Israeli citizen can be awarded the honor.

US President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida.