Together in HC: Boyan, nuns and Islamic Movement

The Supreme Court issued yesterday (Monday) an order nisi against budget cuts and for Haredi and Arab Institutions by the Ministry of Education.

In a petition filed by more than forty primary schools which are recognized and unofficial both Jewish and Arab, the High Court was requested to order the cancellation of the provision of the Ministry of Education in May 2013 according to which the budget was cut for all primary educational institutions who are recognized but unofficial in Israel.

Among the petitioners are Talmud Torah Belz, Boyan, Vizhnitz, Chabad, Tzanz, Association for Torah National Education, along with Arab and Christian institutions including: Islamic Society, Al - Iman, Alaahd - Alasaya - Alanamodiah, Church of England, English Church of the Messiah, Catholic Church, St. John's Church, Nuns of Zion and more.

In that provision, the Ministry of Education wished to cut off the budget of institutions the incentive components which are geared primarily to assist institutions with vulnerable populations. The cut sums up to thirty percent or more of the budget of most institutions and it is the death knell for them.

Following the refusal of the Ministry of Education to cancel the cuts, institutions submitted a petition to the Supreme Court. In a lengthy hearing which took place yesterday (Monday), the court refused to accept the contention of the Ministry of Education that the institution delayed filing the petition and issued an order nisi against the Ministry of Education.

It was further determined that the respondents will submit their reply within 30 days.

Dr. Harel Arnon representing the petitioners explained: "The Supreme Court's decision casts serious doubts on the legality of the order and the cuts which followed. It also has the potential to influence the planned cuts by the Minister of Education next year. We believe that education committee members, in front of whom the question of continued reduction is placed these days, will not ignore the Supreme Court's decision, will not be used as a rubber stamp to the request for cuts by the Minister of Education which is reviewed by them, and consider the significance of the cuts for the entire education system and vulnerable populations in particular."

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