Overview
- Justice Yael Wilner pressed the state on transfers made before Finance Committee approval and criticized officials for failing to present the committee protocol.
- State attorney Neta Oren told the court that about 90% of the roughly NIS 1 billion was moved contrary to legal requirements, a rationale the judge rejected as unlawful.
- The Yesh Atid petition contends the allocations went to institutions that do not teach core subjects and operate without state supervision.
- Yesh Atid says it will seek additional remedies, including repayment of funds disbursed before the interim order took effect.
- Haredi party leaders condemned the freeze, portraying the court’s action as an attack on their community and Torah education.