MK Moshe Gafni (United Torah Judaism) attacked the religious Zionist community during a Knesset Finance Committee session, saying the 'biggest troubles' for the Torah world come from the knitted kippah wearers. The remarks came amid a dispute over the Tax Authority's decision to remove Haredi yeshiva and kollel institutions from the list of eligible associations under Section 46.
MK Moshe Gafni (United Torah Judaism) escalated his criticism of the Tax Authority's decision to remove Haredi yeshivas from the Section 46 tax-benefit list, now directly blaming the religious Zionist community. In a Finance Committee session this afternoon, Gafni said the 'biggest troubles' for the Torah world come from 'the knitted kippah wearers.' As The Zioneer reported earlier today (Mon 12:13), Gafni had already blasted the Tax Authority's move and targeted the Finance Minister and Tax Authority head. The new remarks sharpen the intra-religious political dimension of the funding dispute. The Tax Authority's decision, which affects Haredi educational institutions, remains under debate.
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Source and signal
- Internal intake