• The government regulates and funds the education system in Israel through the Ministry of

Education and the Ministry of the Interior. In Israel there are two major educational

subsystems: Hebrew-language schools and Arabic-language schools. Both are supervised

by the Ministry of Education.

• The curricula in both systems are almost identical in math, sciences, and English, yet differ in

the humanities. Students in the Arabic-language schools have to study Jewish history and

Hebrew literature, while Palestinian history and literature is severely under-represented in the

curricula of Hebrew schools.

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