The explosive confrontation came as tensions over haredi conscription and state funding for religious institutions reached a boiling point. In a separate Finance Committee session running simultaneously, Deputy Attorney General Gil Limon presented the Justice Ministry's firm opposition to proposed legislation that would maintain daycare subsidies for young yeshiva students who have received IDF draft orders.
The daycare subsidy bill represents a critical lifeline for haredi families, allowing married yeshiva students to continue receiving state support for childcare even after being classified as draft evaders. The Attorney General's office has argued the measure violates Supreme Court rulings and undermines efforts to enforce conscription laws equally across Israeli society.
Degel HaTorah chairman MK Moshe Gafni, who entered the Finance Committee session specifically to confront Limon, accused the Justice Ministry of expanding its campaign beyond military service to target haredi women in the workforce. "You've moved on to opposing haredi women who work? Antisemitism!" Gafni charged, triggering a fresh round of shouting matches as opposition lawmakers condemned his language.
The dual confrontations highlight the deepening crisis between Israel's coalition government and its legal establishment over policies affecting the haredi sector. With the controversial Basic Law: Torah Study already stripped of its most inflammatory provisions under pressure, and haredi leaders rallying their political representatives to resist any compromise on conscription, Tuesday's clashes suggest the battle is far from resolution.
Sources familiar with the Attorney General indicated she views the attacks as part of a coordinated effort to delegitimize her office's legal positions on haredi issues, particularly as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on multiple petitions challenging state funding for yeshiva students who refuse military service.
