Quote of the Day

There is no actuality of "Haredi Public Schools" (editors note: in Hebrew, Mama"ch - Mamlachti Charedi), it is a self-contradiction. Even if there is a little bit of it today, it will be stopped.

I suggest you dont try to force your way on the secular public whose chidlren are today not learning gemara and Tanakch as they learned up until 20 years ago in all schools.  And then come to us and try to force secular stuies on the Haredi community. Do not try to change us as you will not succeed.

  --MK Moshe Gafni (UTJ)

The Mamach schools exist. I would be surprised if he thinks he can shut them down. He might be able to fight against funding new ones, if UTJ ends up in the next coalition, but even when he was in the previous coalition and actively fought against it Mamach schoosl opened, even with all the difficulties he threw their way. And nobody forced anyone into the Mamach system. The parebnts who fought to open it did so because they wanted that type of education for their children.

Gafni is at least consistent. He has always opposed them and has always promised to fight against them. 

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