Tuesday's PISA results show a sharp decline in the performance of Israeli students – a final, dismal report card for Education Minister Yoav KischHaaretz Editorial12:13 AM • September 10 2026 IDTThe results of the latest PISA exams – The Programme for International Student Assessment – held a mirror to Israeli society and the reflection was bleak. The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Education Minister Yoav Kisch has failed Israel's next generation, inflicting the greatest harm on the liberal secular community. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel educationHaredim Israeli politicsOpinionBenjamin NetanyahuIsrael-Gaza WarOECDCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Settlement Sanctions Israel-U.K.EisenkotJD VanceBen-GvirGazaIsrael ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael's Best Film Award for 2026 Goes to 'Tell Me Everything'If a Society's Education Is a Reflection of Its Future, Then Israel's Is BleakEasy When You Know the Rules: Britain Is Playing the Same Old Sanctions GameAgainst Netanyahu's Loyalists, Eisenkot's Slate Is Full of Potential DefectorsIn First Polls Since Slates Closed, pro-Netanyahu Bloc Tied With OppositionRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Netanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?Netanyahu Says He Will Sue Haaretz Following Oct. 7 ExposéWater Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionMore Stories to Explore