Israel’s High Court issued a ruling on Sunday ordering the government for the first time to take operational steps to revoke a series of benefits from draft-eligible bnei yeshivos who have not regularized their military status.
The justices claimed that in the absence of concrete steps by the government to enforce the enlistment obligation, they had “no choice” but to intervene.
The decision outlined a series of measures:
Discounts on apartment purchase – the Israel Land Council is required within 21 days to determine how to condition the benefit on regularizing status with the military authorities.
Day care subsidies – the Ministry of Labor is required within 21 days to examine an amendment to the support criteria so that regularizing military status becomes a threshold condition. This means making military service or its regulation a prerequisite and basic condition for receiving the subsidy, even before examining the family’s income level or earning potential.
Subsidies for after-school programs – a similar amendment will also be required within 21 days.
Public transportation discounts – the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Transportation are required within 35 days to examine amending the regulations so that those obligated for enlistment who have not regularized their status will not be eligible for discounts.
Arnona (municipal tax) discounts – the Minister of the Interior is required within 35 days to consider amending the regulations so that the discount is conditioned on regularizing military status.
The kippah-wearing Justice Noam Sohlberg, who signed the ruling, noted that this is only a first step and does not exhaust all the actions required to enforce the law. He added that any attempt to create “bypass funding channels” contradicts the ruling.
In addition, he sharply criticized the lack of criminal enforcement against Bnei Torah, writing that the level of enforcement is “negligible relative to the scale of the violation” and emphasized that this may be only the “tip of the iceberg.” He also slammed police policy, which avoids detaining draft evaders in routine encounters and does not sufficiently assist the military police.
According to the ruling, manpower constraints or concerns about public disorder do not justify a complete lack of enforcement, and the police must assist the IDF and detain evaders during chance encounters.
In conclusion, the justices ruled that the state must “act swiftly and diligently to initiate real criminal proceedings, in an equal manner, toward the entire population.”
The ruling ordered the government to submit a detailed report by June 1, 2026, on the implementation of all the court’s instructions, including the progress of the examination of additional measures that have not yet been formulated.
Degel Hatorah chairman Moshe Gafni responded to the ruling by stating, “The State of Israel is gradually losing its identity as a Jewish and democratic state. From decision to decision, from hearing to hearing, and from ruling to ruling – the High Court is acting consistently and systematically to harm Lomdei Torah learners and minimize their place in the country. We will not allow this. Lomdei Torah are the foundation of our existence as a nation, and we will continue to learn Torah and bear the spiritual protection of Am Yisrael on our shoulders – in every situation and under every condition.”
(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)
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The state of Israel is finally free to show its true colors. People will one day fully understand that the protection Hashem granted the state was only due to the thousands of students who diligently learned Torah.
But the Arabs get funded and can commit terror and even get out free even if they killed five Jews. Glad I live in America.
But the Arabs get funded and can commit terror and even get out free even if they killed five Jews. Glad I live in America.
ikkar chasur min hasefer, not “On Bnei Torah & Their Families..” but on those refusing to serve in the IDF.
Please note that none of these are actual “penalties” but rather withdrawing of subsidies. Any self-sufficient group would have no problems based on that. If a member of a community wants to learn, surely he should be supported by members of his community, rather than demanding support from those who are not willing to.
tell moshe gasfni to return to the Ukraine, Lithuania or Russia
Finish one war and back to the war on religion. Hashem is wondering if these people will ever get a clue and figure out that they constantly cause tragedies on us
Looks like all the Arabs are exempt from these new discriminatory restrictions. Equality at its best
What about the recent petition regarding collective punishment?
..in an equal manner, toward the entire population.” does this include the Arab and non-religious population?
In retaliation all frum stores should stop collecting Mam the ridiculous 18% tax ….
“Degel Hatorah chairman Moshe Gafni responded to the ruling by stating, “The State of Israel is gradually losing its identity as a Jewish and democratic state…”
That “State” was always anti-Jewish, of course. It’s very purpose is shmad, to replace Judaism with Zionism.
@DrYidd (Dr. Zionist)
“tell moshe gasfni to return to the Ukraine, Lithuania or Russia”
The idol must be having a really tough time with this if you have to resort to borrowing lines from gentile anti-Zionists. That same line could be used against your favorite idol politicians, too, of course.
In addition, the chareidim were there before the wicked heretics invaded, so if anyone should be defended, it is the chareidim.
Chareidim should not be upset.. There’s nothing for them to worry about. Their parnasa comes from above, not from the IDF ..
Always_Ask_Questions,
You sound so smart. I’m sure your brilliant argument will spare you on the Yom Hadin Hagadol Vehanora when you will be asked why you were on the side of Shmad.
They are Supreme Nazis.
Don’t the people here think that it’s time to STOP being selfish and self centered and vote system change.
The Erev Rav is dying and the Frumies are running for selfish gains.
If Jews don’t unite the alternative is another massacre by Radical Left and Justices.
If we had leaders both here and in Israel who had guts. First you warn israeli leaders we here will vote in all anti Israel candidates and they will lose all funding. You want Chareidi women to not be able to work in Israel by cutting day care do they will have to be with their kids and not be able to go work. The only reason israel still gets funded by America is because Chareidim vote in pro Israel politicians. The assimilated especially young Jews hate Israel big time and are super liberal. Why do Arabs get funded in israel even their families who have family members who commit terrorism.
Lashem Hayeshua. When will see anyone complicit with Anti Torah gezeiros have their hard fall already. Hashem should help us and save us from them and from commentors that are complicit, and from people totally complicit. It’s time for Moshiach and to show who is boss already, it should come speedily in our days.
We are going to start and open stores and apartments and day cares where you have to verify that you didn’t go to the army, that’s food and shelter
Arabs have it allot cheaper then we do, now we can also
Maybe we can start a town in Palestine
You should know that the army won’t ever have Torah, you can have Torah on the moon but not in that army, and there’s a reason the Torah is emes and never a lie, you can not say that I’m in a place to bring the moshiach and the shechina, in a place that is exactly the opposite of that, and in the dreams
אל תידאג, כאשר יענו אותם כן ירבה וכן יפרוץ
I try to give to keren olam hatorah something whenever I am able because they need our support more than ever and not just with words. When this final judgment comes and the evil torah haters and their commenting supporters get deleted from the face of the Earth, those who put a few dollars in support on bnei torah will be safe and far from the ground that opens!
Sohlberg ימח שמו וזכרונו should burn his kippa as well as himself.
Bennett doesn’t even need a Kippa since he is a שקץ Shegetz since his mother’s conversation was invalid.
וחמושים עלו בישראל
At time of משיח again 80% A.K.A 4/5 of Jewish people shan’t make it, & supreme court & their cohorts surely are working very hard, to be part of this miserable 4/5th
A nice chunk of that lost 80% is going to be these fake people who keep quoting pesukim ( likely the only ones they know) and then belittle and trash rabbanim who have made learning their life’s mission (beyond chumash and rashi), as if one day they just Crowned themselves as our leaders for attention without reputation and knowledge. Anyone who could be that stupid doesn’t deserve to be part of the Redemption anyway. If you really think you know more than Rav Yitzchak Yosef or Rav Lando about whats spiritually good for you, probably have the דין of a שוטה