As part of a plan to prevent violence and crime in Judea and Samaria through educational means — a plan criticized as too lenient — the government will transfer a dedicated budget for food and clothing to regional councils for hilltop and farm youth. Government sources said the program provides a supportive envelope so youth do not slide into violence, while enforcement agencies will handle the hard core.
The government is moving ahead with a controversial educational approach to curbing violence and crime among hilltop and farm youth in Judea and Samaria, approving a dedicated budget for food and clothing administered by regional councils. The initiative is part of a broader plan that has drawn criticism from those who argue it is too lenient. Government sources defended the approach, stating the program provides a supportive envelope to prevent youth from sliding into violence, while enforcement agencies will handle the hard core of offenders. The move follows related government investments in informal education: as The Zioneer reported on June 11 and June 12, the cabinet approved a NIS 100 million boost for informal education, and local authorities later criticized the budget for bypassing municipal youth departments. The current targeted budget for hilltop youth marks a distinct, more localized intervention within that broader policy direction. The full operational details and the exact allocation amounts have not yet been disclosed.
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