The left-wing Israel Hofshit movement filed a petition with the High Court of Justice on Wednesday, demanding that local authorities stop funding institutions for Torah learners. The petition argues that municipalities, especially in Haredi cities, allocate significant public funds for events and benefits for yeshiva students and kollel members.
The Israel Hofshit movement filed a petition to the High Court of Justice on Wednesday, demanding that local authorities cease funding institutions for Torah learners. The petition argues that municipalities, particularly in Haredi cities, allocate substantial public funds for events and benefits for yeshiva students and kollel members, which the group says amounts to improper use of taxpayer money.
The Zioneer has previously reported on related legal challenges by Israel Hofshit, including a petition to strip tax-exemption certificates from yeshivas where draft-eligible students have not regularized their military status, and a state admission in court that religious-state schools receive higher per-pupil funding than general state schools.
The High Court has not yet issued a response to the new petition.
2 developments
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- DevelopingIsraeli leaders sign petition against haredi draft bill
- StrongLeft-wing groups petition High Court to cut religious-state school funding
- StrongMovement for Quality Government petitions High Court against Basic Law: Torah Study
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