Gov't approval of NIS 40 m. toward Shas school system to face legal obstacles - report 

The government decided to approve the transfer of the funds to the Shas education system earlier this week, without requiring schools to teach the core curriculum as a condition for the funds, according to the report.

Bnei Yosef is the name of the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) school system associated with the Shas Party, which is considered semiprivate and is fully funded by the state. It is required to teach a core curriculum that includes English, Hebrew, and science, but it is privately run while being subject to the Education Ministry’s oversight.

The schools receive the same budget as public schools, which means that they are required to dedicate the same number of hours to the core curriculum subjects as public education does.

In the official document appealing to Smotrich and Kisch, Cohen listed various reasons why there were "serious flaws in the decision."

The document stated that "the decision blatantly contradicts the position of the attorney general, who emphasized in writing that the agreement must include a commitment to core studies."

Cohen also raised an additional issue in her document, stating that  "the transfer of 40 million shekels was approved in a vague and non-transparent manner, without presenting supporting data such as the number of schools or students eligible."

"This lack of transparency raises concerns that the decision is motivated primarily by political pressures rather than professional considerations," Cohen's document said.

Officials stated that the move would face significant legal difficulties, according to the KAN report.

The Jerusalem Post was unable to verify the report independently.

Hiddush said that the government’s decision does not comply with the attorney-general’s guidelines and that it contradicts a High Court of Justice ruling, according to the report.