From fighting boycotts to establishing a national hotline: Eliran Dahan behind 'Kol LeKulam'

A profile of Eliran Dahan, former CEO of the 'Israelis Doing Justice' association, who spearheaded the establishment of the Ministry of Education's 'Kol LeKulam' hotline to address social rejection and boycotts in schools. Dahan developed a treatment model with professionals and lobbied the government to implement it within the system. The hotline was launched in January 2025 and provides telephone support, guidance, and referrals to students, parents, and educators.

Eliran Dahan, former CEO of the 'Israelis Doing Justice' association, is the driving force behind the Ministry of Education's 'Kol LeKulam' hotline, launched in January 2025 by Minister Yoav Kisch. Dahan has worked for years on issues of violence and boycotts in schools, and together with professionals developed a model for treating children experiencing social rejection. The model aims to create a support pathway that includes identifying distress, providing initial response, and connecting with school staff for social change in the classroom. Dahan claims that in cases treated under the model, improvement could be achieved within weeks, but no data was presented to determine its success rate. The hotline, number *6312, is staffed by professionals from the Ministry of Education's psychological-counseling service, offering support, guidance, and forwarding referrals to schools for building intervention plans. Alongside the telephone response, the program includes lectures for parents in Hebrew and Arabic. Dahan and the professionals worked voluntarily without compensation.