The Israel Tax Authority has launched a sweeping campaign targeting dozens of yeshivos and mosdos Torah across Eretz Yisroel, requiring them to meet new conditions in order to preserve the tax benefits that allow donors to receive credits for their contributions.

The initiative follows a directive issued earlier this year by Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara instructing government authorities to withhold those tax benefits from institutions that have bochurim whose military status has not been resolved.

Under the new requirements, yeshivos seeking to retain recognition under Section 46 of the Income Tax Ordinance—which enables contributors to receive tax credits—must demonstrate that all of their talmidim have properly addressed their military status.

The Tax Authority has already dispatched official letters demanding that roshei yeshiva sign sworn affidavits affirming that no bochur in their yeshiva has received a military draft order without resolving his legal status, and that the institution has no talmidim classified by the authorities as draft evaders.

The institutions are also being required to pledge that they will not accept any future bochurim who have failed to settle their military status for as long as the yeshiva continues to benefit from Section 46 approval.

In addition, the Tax Authority is requiring each yeshiva to provide a complete roster of its talmidim, including names and identification numbers, together with documentation verifying each student’s military status. Acceptable documentation includes an active-duty military ID, a discharge certificate, an exemption certificate, or official confirmation of a future enlistment date.

According to the guidelines sent to the yeshivos, any institution that fails to provide the requested information or does not comply with the new conditions could lose its Section 46 status, preventing donors from claiming tax deductions on their donations.

The directive also instructs the creation of a special enforcement team to explore additional methods of preventing indirect government-supported funding from reaching institutions that fail to comply with the new requirements.