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High Court Freezes NIS 1 Billion for Chareidi Schools, Triggering Coalition Clash

The injunction followed a Yesh Atid petition over institutions that do not teach the core curriculum.

Overview

  • Justice Yael Wilner issued an interim order halting transfers approved by the Knesset Finance Committee to chareidi educational frameworks lacking state supervision.
  • United Torah Judaism’s Moshe Gafni and other chareidi leaders condemned the ruling in fierce terms, and Shas urged Jews worldwide to protest.
  • Justice Minister Yariv Levin called the freeze deliberate harm and urged coalition partners to advance stalled judicial reform bills.
  • Yesh Atid said it will ask the court to expand the remedy to include clawing back funds reportedly transferred before the injunction took effect.
  • Aryeh Deri criticized coalition partners for muted reactions and, according to associates, pressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who pledged to convene ministers to respond.