The battle over yeshiva funding
AG supports, Smotrich opposes: High Court discusses revoking tax benefits from haredi yeshivas whose students evaded conscription
Assessment
Israel’s High Court is weighing legal arguments over whether yeshivas whose students avoid military service should lose tax benefits. The Attorney General backs the revocation, while Finance Minister Smotrich opposes it. The outcome could reshape the financial and political equilibrium between haredi institutions and the state.