The High Court of Justice dismissed a petition by the Israel Hofshit movement against tax benefits for yeshivas where draft-dodging students study, after the state announced it would itself stop granting and revoke tax certificates for such institutions. The justices stressed they did not rule on the new policy's merits, and additional petitions from the yeshivas are expected.
The High Court of Justice on Thursday dismissed a petition by the Israel Hofshit movement challenging the tax benefits enjoyed by yeshivas that enroll students who evade military service. The court ruled that the petition had become moot after the state announced it would cease granting and actively revoke tax-exemption certificates for such institutions. The justices emphasized that they did not rule on the merits of the new policy, and additional petitions from the yeshivas are expected.
The state had previously backed the petition, as The Zioneer reported on June 25, submitting a position to the court in support of stripping the benefits. The dismissal avoids a substantive High Court ruling on the policy, which remains subject to legal challenge by the yeshivas themselves.
2 developments
- DevelopingHigh Court rules yeshivas with draft evaders ineligible for tax benefits
- 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
- StrongIsrael Tax Authority imposes sweeping new conditions on yeshivas seeking tax-break status
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