Israel's Education Ministry Established Secret Unit Led by Former Shin Bet Official to Blacklist Teachers Critical of Government

Israel's Education Ministry has established a secret reporting unit aimed at blacklisting teachers who criticize the government and military. According to Anadolu Agency, the unit is headed by a former official from Shin Bet, the domestic intelligence service.

The unit is reported to identify educators deemed politically "objectionable" by monitoring social media posts and classroom statements. It is alleged that the structure functions as a systematic tool of pressure to suppress critical voices against government policies in schools.

Press freedom and academic freedom organizations in Israel characterize the practice as the institutionalization of political surveillance within the education system. The Ministry has not issued an official statement on the matter. The report has emerged amid ongoing discussions about the Netanyahu government's approach to domestic opposition during the Gaza war.