Benefits to be cancelled: Israel introduces new requirement for institutions
Israel is tightening the rules for granting tax benefits to religious educational institutions. Now, the preservation of one of the important tax statuses will directly depend on whether the institution enrolls individuals who have been…
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Israel's tax authority is turning a financial pipeline into a compliance lever. Religious schools that harbor draft dodgers will lose their Article 46 status, which directly cuts off donor tax breaks. This pressures institutions to choose between state funding and their students' exemption from service. Watch how the ultra-Orthodox community responds to this fiscal squeeze.