Current sectionIsrael NewsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeRan Erez. "Look at the soldiers and reservists who are fighting. The education system is what makes soldiers willing to fight and even sacrifice their lives for the country." Credit: Ofer VakninOn the line with Ran Erez, chairman of Israel's Teachers Association, who says he had no idea a government committee is spying on educatorsNir Gontarz09:22 AM • May 30 2026 IDTHello, Ran Erez, chairman of the Secondary School Teachers Association. I see you're still around. Nir Gontarz from Haaretz speaking. How are you?Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel educationIDFCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIran DealGazaHezbollahIsrael ElectionsOctober 7HaQuizHaaretz PodcastJust One Palestinian Herding Community Remains Here. Settlers Want It Erased TooU.S. 'More Than Capable' of Resuming War With Iran, Pentagon Chief SaysJewish Group Files Stop Order Over Brooklyn Food Co-op Israel BoycottTop Democrats Urge Action on Israeli Settler Violence, West Bank AnnexationWhatsApp Messages Undermine Alibi of Netanyahu's Pick for Mossad ChiefRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Orders Unprecedented Seizure of Religious Site From Palestinian Authority'Israelis Are More Genocidal Than You Think': The 'Counter Hasbara' of Andrey XFormer Israeli Soldier Dies by Suicide in Miami at Age 23Netanyahu's Promises of Victory in Iran End in a Glorious U.S. CapitulationWill Trump Forgive Netanyahu Over Iran? The Emerging Deal Suggests NotPentagon Leaks Signal U.S. Effort to Blame Israel for Risks of Renewed Iran War