The school year began on Monday, but some students chose not to go to their classrooms but to go out into the streets. Thousands of them from all over the country flocked to highway intersections and city squares to call for an agreement that would end the war and bring home the hostages. Juxtaposed with images of the protesting young people, the PR photos released by the Education Ministry showing Yoav Kisch smiling with first-grade children as he gives Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a branded Bible from his "Roots" program seemed more disconnected than ever.
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