UTJ MKs are upset about the appointment of the new director of the Haredi division in the Ministry of Education.
The UTJ MKs were pressuring Bennet to appoint someone to their liking, specifically a Haredi person or someone close to the Haredi community. In the end Bennet appointed someone secular with no connections (though it seems he is not considered anti-haredi) to head this Haredi-education division.
Without getting into the discussion about the person himself - is he qualified or not, is there someone better or not, is he someone's cousin or not - because I don't know or care about that, I want to comment on the opposition to his appointment.
An unnamed "head of Haredi educational institutions" compared it to appointing a department head of a hospital someone who is not a doctor.
As someone sent to me, the director of Maayanei Hayeshua hospital in Bnei Braq is, I am sure, a fine man, maybe a great administrator and director, and not a doctor (in his title they call him rav, in the description they call him Mr.). I am not going to say his only qualification is that he is Haredi, as I am sure he is highly qualified for the job, but I am sure it helped and the fact that he isn't a doctor was not a hindrance.
Besides for that, we see throughout society that Haredim take jobs and positions that serve non-haredim, and vice versa. As long as this new appointee is qualified and a good director with strong administrative capabilities, I see no reason why being Haredi must be a requirement of the job.
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