The Attorney General informed the High Court of Justice that the Education Ministry must prepare to revoke government daycare subsidies for families of yeshiva students defined as draft-dodgers. The new policy is expected to take effect in the upcoming school year (5787).
The Attorney General's Office has informed the High Court of Justice that the Education Ministry must prepare to revoke government subsidies in the "Nitzanim" daycare framework for families of yeshiva students and avreichim (married yeshiva students) who are defined as draft-dodgers. The new policy is expected to take effect in the upcoming school year (5787). This marks the latest step in a broader legal and administrative campaign against institutional benefits for those who evade military service. As The Zioneer has reported in recent weeks, the state has advanced a series of measures: the Treasury is promoting the cancellation of the National Insurance discount for yeshiva students and avreichim, the Tax Authority plans to revoke tax-exempt status for yeshivas housing draft-dodgers (potentially saving 430 million shekels annually), and the state has admitted in a separate High Court petition that the entire school-funding system is under review. The precise timeline for implementation of the daycare subsidy cut remains pending further court proceedings.
2 developments
- DevelopingTax Authority to demand yeshivas declare draft-dodging students or lose tax breaks
- DevelopingState urges High Court to strip tax benefits from yeshivas housing draft dodgers — analysis reveals 430M shekel annual savings
- DevelopingTreasury advances cancellation of National Insurance discount for yeshiva students
- DevelopingIsraeli AG tells High Court: urgent security need to expand army, enforcement against yeshiva students
Source and signal
- Internal intake