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High Court Freezes NIS 1 Billion for Haredi Schools, Setting Off Coalition Clash

The order followed a Yesh Atid petition alleging that the funded networks fail required core studies under state oversight.

Overview

  • Justice Yael Wilner issued an interim injunction halting transfers approved by the Knesset Finance Committee to Haredi educational frameworks.
  • Yesh Atid says it will ask the court to require the return of payments reportedly made before the freeze took effect.
  • Haredi party leaders from UTJ and Shas denounced the ruling and framed it as a direct attack on their community and school systems.
  • Justice Minister Yariv Levin condemned the decision and urged coalition partners to advance stalled judicial overhaul bills.
  • Aryeh Deri pressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to convene ministers to coordinate a response, highlighting growing strains within the coalition.