NGO seeks ruling on draft-linked tax discounts after Sa’ar appointed interior minister
NGO Israel Hofsheet asks HCJ for November 25 deadline, arguing appointment removes government’s explanation for months of delay.
The NGO Israel Hofsheet has petitioned the High Court of Justice for a ruling on draft-linked tax discounts following Gideon Sa’ar’s appointment as interior minister. The organization demands an overdue decision by the new minister on whether to impose conditions on these municipal-tax discounts for individuals who have not regularized their military-service status.
The government’s delay in making a decision is attributed to the absence of a properly authorized interior minister. Israel Hofsheet argues that with an interior minister appointed, the only reason for not implementing the instruction no longer holds. The High Court previously ordered the interior minister to decide within 35 days, but the deadline of May 31 passed without a decision.
The NGO requests both a ministerial decision and a state update by November 25, including the reasons and, if regulations are amended, the effective date. Sa’ar will retain the foreign affairs portfolio. This appointment occurs in Netanyahu’s outgoing government following the October 27 election and the swearing-in of the new Knesset, while Gadi Eisenkot is assembling a replacement government.
President Isaac Herzog appointed Eisenkot on Sunday after parties representing 67 lawmakers recommended him, including Arab parties Ra am and the Joint List. Netanyahu’s electoral bloc secured 53 seats, Eisenkot’s bloc 48, and the two Arab parties a combined 19. The Haredi conscription dispute continues to complicate coalition talks for Eisenkot’s government, with Shas reiterating its support for Netanyahu and declining to negotiate with another candidate.
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