Head of mayors association says local authorities should be given greater power to to decide on reopening education system, a proposal reportedly rejected by the government

Will a run by Tel Aviv's Ron Huldai drive Meretz out of the Knesset? Will Modiin's Haim Bibas, an outspoken Netanyahu critic, be his lifeline?

Local officials demand full return for students in areas where virus is under control, call government proposal 'unrealistic'

Education Ministry scheme attempting to avoid overcrowding by limited class sizes and hours panned as 'detached from reality'; bus and train service also slated to expand