And whose fault is that?

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Jewish and Arab children always have attended separate schools in Israel. Except for a handful of integrated schools, and except for a marginal number of Arabs who attend Jewish schools, the two communities are segregated in education.

In contrast to the United States, where public pressure was a driving force behind school integration, neither Jews nor Arabs in Israel ever pushed to merge the separate school systems, which are divided by language, culture and curriculum.

On the contrary, Arab citizens would like to make their school system, now closely controlled by the government, into the core of a "cultural autonomy" for Israeli Arabs. They want a separate administration of Arab education, which would have absolute autonomy over management and curriculum.

This, they feel, would allow them to instill a Palestinian national consciousness in the young generation to an extent that is impossible as long as the Israeli government still has control.
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In other words, what you call "theocracy", Arabs call "cultural autonomy"

Post #149,525 by Arkadiy 3/31/04 3:00:03 PM Reply	And whose fault is that? [link\|http://www.jta.org/page_view_story.asp?intarticleid=11019&intcategoryid=1\|http://www.jta.org/p...9&intcategoryid=1] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jewish and Arab children always have attended separate schools in Israel. Except for a handful of integrated schools, and except for a marginal number of Arabs who attend Jewish schools, the two communities are segregated in education. In contrast to the United States, where public pressure was a driving force behind school integration, neither Jews nor Arabs in Israel ever pushed to merge the separate school systems, which are divided by language, culture and curriculum. On the contrary, Arab citizens would like to make their school system, now closely controlled by the government, into the core of a "cultural autonomy" for Israeli Arabs. They want a separate administration of Arab education, which would have absolute autonomy over management and curriculum. This, they feel, would allow them to instill a Palestinian national consciousness in the young generation to an extent that is impossible as long as the Israeli government still has control. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< In other words, what you call "theocracy", Arabs call "cultural autonomy" -- Less Is More. In my book, About Face, I introduce over 50 powerful design axioms. This is one of them. --Alan Cooper. The Inmates Are Running the Asylum
Post #149,530 by a6l6e6x 3/31/04 3:11:07 PM Reply	"Separate but equal" has never worked anywhere. Especially when "some are more equal than others". Do you think per student funding has been equal? These are the seeds of Israel's eventual destruction. Alex "Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something." -- last words of Pancho Villa (1877-1923)
Post #149,538 by Arkadiy 3/31/04 3:32:27 PM Reply	"Separate but equal" would never have ended here, either, if black folks insisted on "cultural autonomy". -- Less Is More. In my book, About Face, I introduce over 50 powerful design axioms. This is one of them. --Alan Cooper. The Inmates Are Running the Asylum
Post #149,550 by a6l6e6x 3/31/04 4:00:53 PM Reply	"Cultural autonomy" should be had on the side in private, not in public school. Arabs teaching Jews and Jews teaching Arabs in schools would be a good thing. Plus, you need that common language for all citizens we talked about elsewhere. The Israeli Arabs have been stupid in that regard. Alex "Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something." -- last words of Pancho Villa (1877-1923)

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