{
  "id": 174213,
  "title": "High Court freezes Finance Committee budget transfers over procedural flaws",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/high-court-freezes-finance-committee-budget-transfers-over-procedural",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T12:52:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-904666"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The High Court of Justice has temporarily frozen budget transfers approved by the Knesset Finance Committee during a meeting held during the election recess, citing procedural flaws. The court's order blocks the implementation of all transfers, except for those designated for civilian emergency expenses. The committee had approved approximately NIS 1 billion in allocations, including NIS 270 million for haredi education, following a contentious debate over the legality of the meeting. The petition, filed by the Hiddush religious-freedom organization and Democrats MK Naama Lazimi, will be heard by a three-justice panel, with respondents ordered to submit preliminary responses before the hearing.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/high-court-finds-secret-recording-can-be-used-as-evidence-in-dv-case",
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    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}