Smotrich Allocates NIS 70M to Save National Service Slots

Kipa published at 20:53 IDT, updated at 20:56, that Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich ordered an immediate allocation of more than NIS 70 million to solve the national-service crisis. INN reported that the money is meant to prevent cuts in thousands of national-service slots and allow national-service women to receive full pay in the 5787 school year. Ynet had reported the threatened cut of 2,000 Education Ministry slots, warning that religious women serving in special education, boarding schools and immigrant-support roles would be hit. Protecting Sherut Leumi honors faithful service and keeps civic resilience strong without forcing observant women to compromise their Torah way of life.