The primary objective of this study was to examine the level of political tolerance among civics teachers in Israel, during the October 7th war, both within the general (secular) state education system and the state-religious education system. The research questions guiding the study were: What is the level of political tolerance among civics teachers in the Israeli state education system? Are there significant differences in the level of political tolerance between civics teachers in general state schools and those in state-religious schools? To address these questions, a quantitative questionnaire was developed and distributed digitally via WhatsApp and Facebook groups comprising civics teachers across Israel. The findings revealed that teachers in the general state education system demonstrated significantly higher levels of political tolerance compared to their counterparts in the state-religious system across all three dimensions: tolerance on socio-liberal issues, tolerance concerning matters of religion and state, and tolerance regarding Jewish-Arab relations.

Authors:
Sara Zamir, Achva Academic College, Israel

About the Presenter(s)
Prof. Sara Zamir is an associate professor and a researcher at Achva Academic College and Ben-Gurion University at Eilat, Israel.

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