The Council for Higher Education claimed that a proposed directive to limit freedom of protest and expression at universities and colleges was formulated at the request of institution heads. However, the letter obtained by Haaretz shows they were actually urging lawmakers to halt proposed legislation on the matter

The move, at the demand of Education Minister Yoav Kisch, prohibits institutions from taking a political stance or striking; their heads will be barred from expressing political…

Education Minister Yoav Kisch has turned the Council for Higher Education into an executive arm of the ruling coalition's overhaul of our system of government.

The Council for Higher Education claimed that a proposed directive to limit freedom of protest and expression at universities and colleges was formulated at the request of…