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High Court tells government to justify extra funding to religious schools
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Supreme Court President Esther Hayut (center), Justice Uzi Vogelman (left) and Justice Isaac Amit (right) at a hearing of the High Court of Justice on petitions against the appointment of Shas party leader Aryeh Deri as a minister due to his recent conviction for tax offenses, January 5, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
The High Court of Justice asks the government to justify why it allocated additional funds to religious schools as part of the budget and nothing to secular university students, the Ynet news site reports.
The request comes after the Students Union files a petition against the move.
“Increasing the budget for Torah studies institutions fatally harms the student community, it is unequal, creates gross discrimination toward one community, and is a clear attempt to bypass the law,” the union says.
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