MK Uri Maklev Condemns Finance Ministry's Proposal to Cancel After-School Subsidies as 'Pure Malice'

MK Uri Maklev sharply criticized a legal opinion from the State Attorney's Office that supports the Finance Ministry's stance to cancel subsidies for after-school programs (tzaharonim). He described the document as shocking, accusing the Finance Ministry officials of deliberately using the cancellation as an effective tool to harm Torah students. Maklev called the move pure malice, cruelty, and a moral low, highlighting the contradiction of officials who advocate employment yet act harshly against their own principles. He emphasized that removing these subsidies directly harms vulnerable toddlers' nutrition and health, as well as working mothers, and is motivated solely by persecution of Torah learners.