In the request submitted today (Thursday) by the state to the High Court of Justice, the state stated that Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman's decision to cancel daycare subsidies for children of preschool age is postponed for two weeks - this is because the Attorney General found that the issues raised in the petition should be addressed by the political parties.
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Therefore, the state requests a postponement of the hearing date, which was supposed to be held on October 25, for an additional two weeks.
Attorneys Shmuel Maklev, Uriel Stern and Jonathan Feldman, representing the petitioners: "The state's request indicates, as we noted in detail in the petition we submitted, that the decision to cancel the subsidy was made without a serious examination of the issue in all its aspects. It would have been appropriate for the examination that is currently being conducted to have been conducted prior to the decision being made, which disproportionately harms an entire sector, and not to have been made in the middle of a school year, in a way that leaves tens of thousands of parents in uncertainty.".
The response of the petitioners, the 'Truth for Yaakov' organization, following the state's request to postpone the cancellation of the dormitory cuts by two weeks: "The respondents' conduct raises questions. It was expected that the respondents would examine the implications of the decision even before it was made.
""Now a short extension of 15 days is requested, while postponing the decision's entry into force by 15 days, the respondents concluded, saying to reflect before the honorable court the hasty conduct regarding the decision, and to make every effort so that the honorable court can see for itself the level of harm with certainty.".
""Parents are in the middle of the school year, a change in the eligibility tests will take effect in 10 days, but the respondents are asking to extend the uncertainty by an additional 15 days. Thus, as the regulations go into effect, the mothers will find themselves in the middle of a month - for which they paid a full or partial month - helpless.".
""It was expected that the respondents would come to their senses and postpone the regulations for several months, in order to hold a deep and exhaustive discussion.".
""However, since the respondents insist on conducting the proceedings in this manner, the applicants will not deny them the time they request to clarify the necessary issues, and they give their consent to the request.".
