Israel’s High Court of Justice is hearing a petition against the transfer of approximately 1.09 billion shekels to chareidi educational institutions, a case brought by Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid, MK Naama Lazimi, and the Chiddush organization.

During the hearing, Justice Yael Vilner expressed sharp criticism of the funding decision, stating, “There is no dispute that the transfer of funds to the chareidi institutions was carried out unlawfully — and therefore the decision must be void.”

She added that a possible resolution could involve restarting the process through proper legal channels. “If there is agreement among all parties, it will be possible to decide that the previous decision will be canceled, to hold a new discussion in the Finance Committee, and a new decision will be made. There is clear illegality here.”

Ahead of the court session, Lapid used the opportunity to launch a strong public attack against the funding and against the chareidi parties.

Speaking about the allocation of more than a billion shekels, he said, “It is time for the Israeli public to stop being the cash cow of the chareidim. We will not allow them to continue stealing.”

He further claimed, “Netanyahu and Smotrich built a secret mechanism that stole billions from Israeli taxpayers and transferred them to the chareidim. This disgrace cannot continue.”

{Matzav.com}