The temporary freeze order, issued Wednesday morning, halts transfers intended for Haredi educational institutions, teacher salaries, student transportation, and welfare programs. Despite the long-running issues with the Haredi education system, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government has repeatedly boosted its funding, with the 2026 state budget increasing allocations to Haredi educational institutions by more than NIS 1 billion, from NIS 4.1 billion ($1.3 billion) to NIS 5.17 billion ($1.65 billion). Gafni stated that the approved budgets addressed longstanding funding gaps in Haredi education and welfare systems. The High Court of Justice needs to be closed down; the solution is a Constitutional Court," posts Knesset Finance Committee chairman Hanoch Milwidsky on X. It's interesting that when the Bennett government made budget transfers of hundreds of millions in the week before elections, that was the Knesset's authority.