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Religious School Forum Condemns Supreme Court Budget Freeze as Partisan Attack
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By חדשות המגזר
First reported by Srugim · Aug 5, 2026
What happened
The Israeli Supreme Court froze the budget transfer for religious state schools due to procedural issues, prompting the Forum of Religious Education to condemn the move as a politically motivated attack harming 400,000 students and educators. The freeze threatens cuts in education and increased costs for parents, with a full court hearing pending.
- 01Israeli Supreme Court froze the religious state schools' budget over procedural flaws.
- 02Forum of Religious Education calls the freeze a continuation of left-wing attacks.
- 03400,000 students and their families are affected by the budget halt.
- 04Delay risks cuts to teaching hours and educational programs next school year.
- 05Budget freeze also impacts heritage site funding in Judea and Samaria.
- 06Supreme Court will soon hear the case with a three-judge panel.
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