'The education system is what makes Israeli soldiers willing to sacrifice their lives'

On the line with Ran Erez, chairman of Israel's Teachers Association, who says he had no idea a government committee is spying on educators

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Ran 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 Vaknin

On the line with Ran Erez, chairman of Israel's Teachers Association, who says he had no idea a government committee is spying on educators

Nir Gontarz

09:22 AM • May 30 2026 IDT

Hello, Ran Erez, chairman of the Secondary School Teachers Association. I see you're still around. Nir Gontarz from Haaretz speaking. How are you?

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