Outside school program operators in Israel will have to sign 12 conditions in the bidding process, including vowing to not treat Independence Day as a ' day of mourning ' Israel 's Education Ministry defended its requirement of external educational organizations to pledge not to negate Israel ’s existence as a Jewish and democratic state by citing the 2018 Nation - State Law , which defines Israel as the nation - state of the Jewish people. Outside school program operators are being invited to bid for work in schools as part of a ministry plan that as of the next...