In recent weeks, several lecturers at Hebrew University have chosen to use the Moodle platform - an educational platform designed to update students on educational issues only - in calls to go out and demonstrate against the government's judicial reform plan. Zionist activist group Im Tirtzu condemned the use of Moodle by university staff members for political purposes, noting that this constitutes a violation of the Council for Higher Education’s bylaws, which explicitly state that the platform will not be used for political content. "Considering the political use of university resources, many students turned to the Im Tirtzu Movement on the subject," the organization said in a statement Wednesday. "Following this, Im Tirtzu led a campaign with the participation of thousands of students and many citizens, who sent emails to the lecturers and the university administration, demanding to stop the political coercion. The letters were sent to corporate addresses in accordance with the law." In response to the Im Tirtzu campaign, the rector of the university informed the lecturers that the Moodle platform should no longer be used for "other purposes," but only for pedagogical content. "We thank the thousands of students and citizens who responded to our campaign," said Matan Peleg, CEO, of Im Tirtzu. "We welcome any civic activity of a lecturer in his spare time. However, using an educational platform for the benefit of political coercion is wrong and contrary to the Council for Higher Education’s regulations. There is no reason why students - who are the weaker side in the classroom, compared to the lecturer who enjoys complete control of the platform and earns his salary from public funds - should have to put up with political coercion and the brazen use of an educational platform. We applaud the Rector who clarified this. We will continue to take care of the freedom of expression of lecturers and students, within a legal framework and in accordance with the regulations.”