Gafni Slams Netanyahu Over Tax Benefits for Yeshivas
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Member of Knesset Moshe Gafni strongly criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for excluding yeshivas from a list of organizations eligible for tax benefits. Gafni stated that the yeshivas were removed without proper review and accused Netanyahu of intervening in the process. He expressed deep personal disappointment with the Prime Minister, with whom he has a long history of collaboration. Gafni indicated he would seek to influence change from a distance.
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- MK Moshe Gafni criticized PM Netanyahu for excluding yeshivas from tax benefit eligibility.
- Gafni stated yeshivas were removed from the list without proper review.
- He accused Netanyahu of intervening and enlisting opposition support for the list.
- Gafni expressed deep personal disappointment with Netanyahu's actions.
- The exclusion concerns tax benefits under Section 46 of the Income Tax Ordinance.
Member of Knesset Moshe Gafni fiercely criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, expressing deep disappointment over the exclusion of yeshivas from a list of organizations eligible for tax benefits under Section 46 of the Income Tax Ordinance. Gafni, chairman of the Degel HaTorah party, stated during a Knesset Finance Committee meeting that the yeshivas were removed from the list without a proper review of their applications. He accused Netanyahu of pushing the list's approval while leaving the yeshivas out.
Gafni questioned the Tax Authority, asking if the applications, pending for two years, had been examined and if the institutions failed to meet criteria. He was told no examination had occurred. Gafni also criticized the Attorney General's intervention, asserting that law-abiding institutions meeting all requirements were not being recognized by the state. "The Attorney General comes, as if she is the emperor, saying 'take them off the list' and no one says a word to her," Gafni stated.
He further directed criticism at Netanyahu for allegedly interfering in the approval process and enlisting opposition support to pass the list, excluding the yeshivas. "I don't understand why the Prime Minister had to intervene and recruit the opposition to approve this list, while leaving the yeshivas outside," Gafni said.
Concluding his remarks, Gafni expressed personal disappointment with Netanyahu, with whom he has collaborated for many years. "My biggest disappointment, I have gone with Netanyahu all these years, and in return, I have not received a friendship I can be proud of," he said. "I bow my head, I am very disappointed, and he knows the implications of what happened today. I will try to contribute from afar to this change."
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