Naftali Bennett, who earlier this week completed the registration process for his “Bennett 2026” political party, intends to run in the next elections.
As YWN reported last month, the raison d’être of Bennett’s new party is for all bnei yeshivos to enlist in the IDF.
But apparently, Bennett has other plans for the Chareidi sector as well. On a visit to Ashdod on Monday, Bennett said that in addition to his plan to draft all bnei yeshivos, he intends to cut the entire budget for Chareidi chinuch.
“Anyone who wants to study in a private/Chareidi education system that does not meet the needs of the State should finance it from their own pocket, not from the pockets of the residents of the State of Israel,” he said.
(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)
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Makes sense, why not?
Apparently it is not only hair he has lost.
Apparently it is not only his yarmulka which is miniscule.
What he doesn’t seem to realize is the all frumeh – Shomrei Torah u’Mitzvos – back and support Torah learning. All appreciate the shmirah the Batei Medrash provide. Remember “if you take away their daycare, we won’t accept any either?”
Not that I am a fan, but this quote does not say “stop all funding for charedi education”, only the one that “does not meet the needs of the State”. I am not sure what it means. If it means Righting, Reading, and Rithmetics, this is not against the Torah.
It’s pretty obvious that he harbors hard feelings toward the chareidim for attempting to topple his government.
The only reason the Zionist idol pseudo-State still exists is the little support of Torah that it provides. That support is its life support. Once the idol pulls the plug on that, that idol will be history.
This is the guy who said his refused to move into the PM mansion in רחביה and demanded, like Trump with the Qatar-gifted airplane, that the country pay for his home renovations and security detail. He then went on to resign after 10,000,000₪ taxpayer money went into his personal home. He’s laughed then and he’s laughing out loud now again.
Something that I have been wondering, but I haven’t figured out yet how to help it take off.
Frum American (and UK, French, Australian etc.) spend massive amounts of money in Israel. Somehow we should flex the muscle of the diaspora Torah world. Show them that we side with the Torah world in Israel. And if you are playing games with our brothers there, you are playing games with us. And thereby need to bear certain consequences.
-Very successful frum businessmen can say they are removing all their investments in Israel.
-The regular folk can stop visiting and spending money.
-Seminaries can close for a year (major other benefits here as well)
None of this needs to be long term. When they see the muscle being flexed and the damage that can be done, maybe they will back off the Torah world once and for all.
Open to other ideas of how we frum Jews in the diaspora can help the situation.
As Rav Brevda used to say, the size of your Yarmulke should be relative to the size of your brain…
What’s the differentiation between the people sending to Chareidi schools and the taxpayers? Aren’t the Chareidim also paying taxes in more than one way?
He should be sued for defamation and incitement!
Time to stop paying taxes, all of us.
They can’t have it both ways. Parasites. They take from us and demand compliance with their crazy policies.
We can fund our own institutions. Use gold and silver and bitcoin as much as possible.
Also remember, the currency isn’t real. It’s a fraud. The entire banking system is literally legalized theft. There is nothing wrong with not going along with their game.
We pay plenty of taxes. 18% VAT even if you earn nothing, and very high taxes on personal income and businesses. Chareidi donations from Chutz LaAretz to mosdos in Israel bring in hundreds of millions of dollars a year, which is all spent locally and benefits the Israeli economy. Why shouldn’t we get back some of our own money for our schools? This is the basis of the Heter to take money in the first place.
Always_A_Q – “does not meet the needs of the State”. I am not sure what it means.
That is a codeword/dog-whistle that means “we will figure out some way to demand ‘needs’ objectionable to Chareidim to make sure they don’t meet them…”
I have been living here for close to 30 years. Every few years another shmendrik boasts that he’s going to be the one to show it to those no-good Chareidim. Then the Ribbono Shel Olam sends them something (usually some sort of flare-up with the ‘Palestinians’) to keep them busy and they forget about their plans until the next one comes along. But they never catch on that there just might be a connection…
Radical anti religious bigotry + hypocrisy:
While Haaretz (Haaretzism) demonizes the IDF who fight racist Arab Islamists that use its population as cannon fodders (Gaza or other), it pretends as if it cares that ultra orthodox Haredim don’t serve in the army.
perhaps not taking any money from the “state of israel isnt so ba this was the satmar rebbes shita not to take a penny from the medina
and if thats all it would take for the yeshivaleit to be left alone to learn its a small price to pay
BH.
Now Talmedai Chachamin can learn Lishma
@KeyTov. A guy studying Ancient Jewish Text in Hebrew University receives subsidies.
Same guy and same studies in the Mir is a money sucker.
Makes Sense, Right?
BTW there seems to be an underlying disgust to Jews who take their religion seriously.
If any mossad is anti the Medina, they should not take funds from the Medina nor should the Medina support a segment of society that hates them, looks down on them and won’t take part in national obligations.
@yonatron
But medina shall support leftist who despise the medina and the national “Jewish:” identity. Right?
National obligations?!
Dunno about you, but most guys here are obligated to the Torah Laws only.
To clarify, Bennet said he will defund both private and Chareidi education systems that “do not meet the needs of the State.” This refers to schools that fail to teach basic skills like reading, writing, and math . These Chareidi school systems are trapping generations in poverty by denying them the fundamental education needed to earn a a basic livelihood. They are raising a generation of paupers—entirely dependent on public assistance and on their so-called leaders to think for them. And yes, they should serve in the military. If this isn’t a Milchemes Mitzvah, nothing is.
David100. Instead of staying in chu”l, move to Israel.
Rachmas. Yes chareidim pay taxes when they purchase in stores that follow the law. When they work off the books or pay in cash at businesses within the community, taxes are, let’s say, optional.
AG. Yes there is a general disgust with chareidim among the non chareidi velt in Israel. I work with this community and understand a degree of it. Like the democrats in America who got slaughtered at the election, it would be worthwhile for the Israeli chareidi velt to do some self reflection and ask themselves what they’ve contributed to that feeling. What is feeding the anger and disgust? Of course it is easy to just blame the other and dig in your heels while proclaiming your righteousness, but a healthy degree of self reflection would be a good thing, and perhaps lead to some improvement in the situation.
Big Fresser:
Can you quote the halachic source for your assertion that “If this isn’t a Milchemes Mitzvah, nothing is.”? Of course it is not. And even if it were, the Zionist shmad army is still yehareig viAl yaavor because, of course, it is a den of heresy and idolatry (shmad) and, as a bonus, the other two of the big three inviolable sins, too.
“…education system that does not meet the needs of the State…”
Wow, and I thought education was intended to meet the needs of children/students. Or maybe the whole institution of education’s purpose is to allow Bennet a political comeback – well, that seems to be the purpose of this ridiculous statement/stance of Bennet’s, anyway. This is all political posturing by a corrupt and narcissitic man who pushed for more funding for Muslim schools last time he was in politics.
No Chareidi education system will ever meet Bennet’s “needs of the state”, despite the explosion of successful Chareidi higher education programs. Private schooling is a right (and public education is rarely successful), and as a Chareidi tax payer, I would like to see at least some of my tax dollars, er…, shkulim invested in my children’s education, rather than MP private-jet travel, pride parades, Eurovision, etc.
For his betrayal of the Dati voter base, Bennet should be canceled forever more from politics. And the government should continue to fund Torah learning because, well, Zionism – Ki Mitzion Teitzeih Torah. Nuff said.
Nobody cares what this goy gamur has to say, his mother had a reform conversion in America when she came from Ukraine. That makes him about as Jewish as Madonna. Also why would anyone vote for this guy who is like the biggest traitor of all time to this country. Giving over 50 billion shekels to Mansour Abbas and Raam so he could become Prime Minister for a failed year. In that time he gave work permits to all those gazans that came in butchered us. Just remember who he is. He should be gassed and cut to pieces