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Yael Tahari (left) has gone on hunger-strike
Photo: Amir Cohen

Sderot teacher on hunger-strike may be sacked

Yael Tayari, Sderot teacher who joined community's hunger strike demanding protection against Qassams, told she will lose job if she doesn't end protest

Sources in the Education Ministry were not enthused by the protest act of Yael Tayari, a Sderot high school teacher, who decided to go on hunger strike opposite the home of Defense Minister Amir Peretz.

 

Friends of Tayari said that the Education Ministry has ordered the teacher to end her strike, and have threatened her with losing her job if she does not do so.

 

In an evasive response, the Education Ministry said: "The Ministry showed understanding for the feelings of Sderot residents."

 

In addition to being a teacher and civil education coordinator, Tayari is also is an activist in the city's community. She is one of those who organized the city's residents to protest in a tent outside of the defense minister, and said that after she found she was being ignored, she decided to act alone.

 

Education Minister Yuli Tamir visited the Shaar Hanegev Local Council Monday morning, and examined damages caused by Qassam rocket attacks from up-close.

 

'Timing no coincidence'

 

Friends of Tayari said they thought the timing of Tamir's visit was not a coincidence. "We assume that the Education Ministry didn't like this activity. It apparently angered them and this was the gift of the education minister to the people of Sderot, the silencing of voices and an anti-democratic move," said Alon Davidi, one of the hunger-strikers in the tent.

 

The Education Ministry said in response: "The Ministry showed understanding for the feelings of the residents of Sderot and Gaza residents. It is the aim of education minister and the director-general of the Ministry to invite the teacher for a meeting in order to discuss with her the feelings of the students of Sderot due to the situation, and to find appropriate solutions."

 


פרסום ראשון: 06.12.06, 23:42
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