Israeli Politician Feiglin Proposes Closing Education Ministry, Cutting Yeshiva Funding

Moshe Feiglin, chairman of the Zehut party and a political partner of Finance Minister Smotrich, proposed closing two-thirds of government ministries, including the Education Ministry and Culture Ministry, and ending state funding for Torah studies and academic gender studies. This is a domestic political statement reflecting ideological positioning within Israel's right-wing bloc, with no immediate policy impact.