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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the plan will increase enrolment and deepen identity and ties to Israel.","category":"Politics","area":"Israel","publishedAt":"2026-11-13T01:48:35.607Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-11-12T14:21:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-13T01:48:35.607Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":86,"critic":87,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Trust high (86) due to named official statement, multiple independent outlets, and specific funding figures.","critic":"Critic score 87 reflects clear purpose, quoted prime minister, specific data, and coherent reporting.","hype":"Hype low (15) as headlines are factual and body matches content without sensational language."}},"tags":["#Israel","#JewishEducation","#Netanyahu","#JewishFederations","#Diaspora","#Antisemitism"],"entities":["Benjamin Netanyahu","Jewish Federations of North America","Jerusalem Post","The Forward","Arutz Sheva"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Israel approved a NIS 100 million plan to strengthen Jewish education in North America.","The plan was devised together with the Jewish Federations of North America.","NGOs, including JFNA, pledged an additional NIS 50 million, bringing total resources to NIS 150 million.","Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the initiative will raise enrolment and deepen Jewish identity and connections to Israel."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Israeli cabinet gave the green light on Wednesday to a programme that will invest NIS 100 million in Jewish schools and community programmes across the United States and Canada. The Prime Minister’s Office said the scheme was drawn up in partnership with the Jewish Federations of North America and will be funded from the state budget."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In addition to the state contribution, a group of non‑governmental organisations, among them the Jewish Federations of North America, announced they would raise another NIS 50 million. The combined NIS 150 million is intended to increase student enrolment, strengthen Jewish identity and deepen ties between diaspora Jews and Israel."},{"type":"heading","text":"Funding beyond the state allocation"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Jerusalem Post reported that NGOs, including JFNA, will add NIS 50 million to the government’s NIS 100 million commitment. 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