Yoav Kisch

Within just 5 years: ADHD drug consumption in Israel has doubled

A new study by the Ministry of Health reveals a sharp spike in the consumption of ADHD medications alongside a dramatic shift in the types of drugs prescribed in Israel.

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ADHD is currently considered one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in the world
HOME FRONT Command chief Shay Klepper meets with representatives from Israel's emergency services.

Home Front Command lifts restrictions nationwide except for northern border communities

Most of Israel is set to return to full activity on Tuesday morning, while several northern communities will remain under partial restrictions.

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Children return to school following the ceasefire in the war with Hezbollah at Gamla Primary School in Katsrin, Golan Heights, April 19, 2026.

Israel's education system is failing its kids - editorial

Only 3% of ninth-grade students who took Israel’s national science exam reached the high standard set by the Education Ministry. More than half were reportedly at a low or medium-low.

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Israeli students return to school, September 1, 2025.

Israel to ban cell phones in middle schools, Education Ministry confirms

This comes after a similar ban rolled out in February in elementary schools.

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Israel Prize restructured to avoid honoring Netanyahu critic - report

Eyal Waldman, an Israeli tech giant, called on the Prime Minister to resign after his daughter was murdered at the Nova music festival in Re'im on October 7.

FEBRUARY 26, 2024ByLEON KRAIEM
Education Minister Yoav Kisch seen at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on March 15, 2023

How political corruption turned the mighty into cowards - opinion

Killing the Israel Prize is not like killing Alexei Navalny, but the motivation is all the same.

FEBRUARY 24, 2024ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
FOLLOWING THE death in jail of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, demonstrators hold placards outside the Russian Embassy in Tel Aviv, last week.

Holocaust education in Israeli high schools becomes non-mandatory following Oct. 7

The Education Ministry clarified that this decision would currently only be valid for the 2024 school year if it were to come to fruition.

JANUARY 28, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
High school students take their mathematics matriculation examination (Bagrut), in at a high school in Rishon Lezion, on May 20, 2019.

Israel's education minister plans Yad Vashem-like October 7 memorial center

The research center would be led by professionals, and the long-term aim would be to educate future generations.

NOVEMBER 8, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN
Education Minister Yoav Kisch seen at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on March 15, 2023

Grapevine November 7, 2023: Disappearance of the man next door

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

NOVEMBER 8, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
President Isaac Herzog and his wife, Michal, flanked by ambassadors of countries whose citizens are among the hostages in Hamas captivity; (from left) Alex Gabriel Kalua of Tanzania, Pannabha Chandraramya of Thailand, Kanta Rizal of Nepal, and Pedro Laylo of Philippines.

Education minister urges int'l higher education bodies to condemn Hamas

"It is our duty to make sure that we convey the right message and clearly denounce the unspeakable atrocities perpetrated by Hamas and Hamas itself."

NOVEMBER 7, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN
EDUCATION MINISTER Yoav Kisch attends a meeting of the Knesset Education Committee, earlier this month.

Israel's Education Ministry working for stable return to schools amid war

The ministry has already opened 40% of schools that are allowed to have on-site teaching according to the Home Front Command's instructions.

OCTOBER 22, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN
A school is seen closed in Jerusalem's Baka neighborhood amid the ongoing war with Hamas, on October 15, 2023.

'Detached from Israel, Zionism': National Library swaps logo amid public fury

The library announced the change to its logo on Wednesday from the original, which featured a minimalist rendition of a book in the colors of the Israeli flag.

OCTOBER 1, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An architectural rendering of the new National Library of Israel’s main reading room. (© Herzog & de Meuron; Mann-Shinar Architects, Executive Architect)

Back to school in pictures: Israel's prominent figures go to class

Israel's students and their parents and leaders all went back to school on Friday, kicking off the 2023-2024 school year.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Parents prepare their child for the first day of school in Israel, on September 1, 2023.

Israeli minister aims to oust Yad Vashem Holocaust museum chair

Education Minister Yoav Kisch has accused the Yad Vashem Chairman of allowing unauthorized parties to vote at board meetings.

AUGUST 31, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan speaking at The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference on June 5, 2023.