High-profile case8/14/2026

Attorney General: Funding for Haredi Schools Is Conditional on the Core Curriculum

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara informed the High Court of Justice that continued funding for Haredi education networks is possible only if the mandatory requirements are met. These include fully teaching the core curriculum prescribed for state education.

Key facts

•Court: High Court of Justice — Bagatz
•Case number: Not specified in the source
•Date of response: Friday; the exact date was not specified
•Transfers discussed: Approximately NIS 16 billion
•Coalition funds: NIS 653 million
•For Haredi education without a core curriculum: NIS 268 million

The Attorney General’s Position

Baharav-Miara submitted a response to the High Court of Justice regarding funding for first-grade studies in Haredi education networks. According to her position, state funds should be granted only to institutions that fulfill the basic obligations imposed on them. These requirements must be applied beginning in the current school year.

What Conditions Must the Schools Meet?

In addition to fully teaching the core curriculum, the institutions must employ appropriately qualified teaching staff, participate fully in measurement and evaluation systems, and cooperate with oversight and enforcement bodies. They must also meet reporting requirements. The source did not specify the statute on which this position is based.

Oversight Problems

According to the Attorney General’s response, Ministry of Education data indicate significant gaps in the full teaching of the mandatory curriculum. She also noted that the ministry’s capacity to monitor and enforce compliance with the requirements is insufficient.

Budgetary and Judicial Context

Shortly beforehand, the Finance Committee discussed budget transfers totaling approximately NIS 16 billion, including NIS 653 million in coalition funds. Of this amount, NIS 268 million was allocated to Haredi education in which the core curriculum is not taught. Knesset members Vladimir Beliak, Naor Shiri, and Orit Farkash-Hacohen petitioned the High Court of Justice, seeking to halt some of the transfers on the grounds that coalition funds were being used for political purposes during the election period; the source did not report a court decision.

What this means for you

For parents and students, this means that government funding for a Haredi education network may be conditional not only on its official status, but also on actually teaching the mandatory subjects, ensuring that teaching staff are qualified, and undergoing oversight procedures. At this stage, this is the Attorney General’s position before the High Court of Justice, not a final ruling reported in the source.

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