Israel attempts to freeze funds for higher education of Palestinians

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has agreed to re-allocate funds to help integrate East Jerusalem residents into Israeli universities, backing down from his recent insistence to freeze this money, citing ‘rising extremism’ within the institutions. <br> <br>The CEO of the National Committee of Arab Local Councils in Israel, Ameer Bisharat, believes the minister's attempted move is aimed at weakening Palestinian communities in Israel. <br> <br> <br>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br>Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. <br>Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews <br>Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews <br>Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com