Israeli Tax Authority Demands Yeshivas Bar Draft Dodgers to Retain Donor Tax Benefits
How 3 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 3 hours ago
What happened
The Israeli Tax Authority demands yeshivas exclude students who evade military service to keep donor tax benefits under Section 46, following a Supreme Court petition and government stance against indirect funding of draft evasion. Institutions must submit student lists and declarations by October 2026 or risk losing tax credit approval, impacting their fundraising capabilities.
- 01Israeli Tax Authority requires yeshivas to exclude draft evaders to retain donor tax benefits under Section 46.
- 02Institutions must submit detailed student lists and declarations by October 11, 2026, or lose tax credit approval.
- 03The move follows a Supreme Court petition highlighting indirect public funding of draft evasion through tax credits.
- 04State Attorney ruled indirect funding of institutions with draft-dodging students via tax credits must stop.
- 05Loss of Section 46 status reduces donation attractiveness by removing a 35% donor tax credit.
- 06Political tensions rose as MK Moshe Gafni threatened to block approvals for other nonprofits in protest.
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