Govt. to End Recognition of Yitzhar High School

The Education Ministry has announced that it will no longer recognize the Dorshei Yichudecha high school in Yitzhar, in an unprecedented step seen by many as the latest maneuver in a battle against rabbis viewed by the state as extremist. The ministry will also continue a funding cut for the Od Yosef Chai yeshiva.

Both decisions were made after the ministry received “confidential information giving a more encompassing view of what happens at the yeshiva,” Education Ministry staff said. Staff had previously met with heads of the schools to discuss the issue.