Rabbi Yosef Aryeh Yizdi, who recently called for IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi's name to be erased, received some 653,818 shekels from the state in the past year and over ten million in the last decade, according to a report by journalist Yoeli Brim.
A report published Tuesday by journalist Yoeli Brim reveals state funding flows to Rabbi Yosef Aryeh Yizdi, head of a yeshiva who recently called for IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi's name to be "erased" — a severe curse in traditional Jewish phrasing. According to the figures cited from state records, Yizdi received 653,818 shekels in the past fiscal year, and over ten million shekels in the last decade. The funding reportedly comes through state-supported Torah institutions. The report has reignited public debate over state funding for religious figures who express hostility toward senior military leadership. The Zioneer has not independently verified the exact amounts, which the journalist attributed to official state disbursement records.
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