Minister Kisch Announces: I Will Appoint Professor Moshe Cohen Eliya to the Council for Higher Education
Following the resignation of four university representatives from the Council for Higher Education, Minister Kisch announced in an interview with Yaakov Bardugo that he intends to change the composition of the council and appoint representatives…
Assessment
The Education Minister is escalating a power struggle over Israel's higher education governance. After four university representatives resigned from the Council for Higher Education, he announced plans to appoint college delegates instead, signaling a shift away from university dominance. His warning that Tel Aviv University's president will be 'punished' for politicizing the institution raises the stakes for academic independence versus government oversight. The coming appointments will reveal whether this is a structural reform or a political purge.