Government bill · 25th Knesset · published as law 27 November 2025
חוק המאבק בטרור (תיקון מס' 9 והוראת שעה) (תיקון), התשפ"ו-2025Combating Terrorism Law (Amendment No. 9 and temporary provision) (Amendment), 2025 · automatic translation · suggest a correction
Status: התקבלה בקריאה שלישית
Topics: Military and defense*, Police and internal security*, Courts and criminal law* · * from the Knesset's official law classification
Official summary of the law (Knesset)
The Law extends the temporary provision establishing an offense of consuming terrorism publications under the Counter-Terrorism Law, until 30 November 2027.
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Hebrew original
החוק מאריך את הוראת השעה שקובעת עבירה של צריכת פרסומי טרור בחוק המאבק בטרור, עד 30 בנובמבר 2027.
Readings
- 10 November 2025 · First readingהצעת חוק המאבק בטרור (תיקון מס' 9 והוראת שעה) (תיקון), התשפ"ו-2025Bill Combating Terrorism (Amendment No. 9 and temporary provision) (Amendment), 2025autoBill passed first reading17 for · 9 against
- 26 November 2025 · Third readingהצעת חוק המאבק בטרור (תיקון מס' 9 והוראת שעה) (תיקון), התשפ"ו-2025Bill Combating Terrorism (Amendment No. 9 and temporary provision) (Amendment), 2025autoLaw passed19 for · 6 against · 1 abst.
What was said in the plenum
The bill seeks to extend by an additional two years (until the end of November 2027) a temporary provision in the Counter-Terrorism Law establishing a criminal offense of systematic and ongoing consumption of incitement publications by ISIS and Hamas organizations, punishable by one year's imprisonment. The plenum discussion focused mainly on the security justification for the extension and on the limited enforcement data so far, but most of the remarks in practice strayed from the substance of the bill into personal, political and sectarian confrontations between Knesset members.
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Hebrew original
הצעת החוק מבקשת להאריך בשנתיים נוספות (עד סוף נובמבר 2027) הוראת שעה בחוק המאבק בטרור הקובעת עבירה פלילית של צריכה שיטתית ומתמשכת של פרסומי הסתה של ארגוני דאעש וחמאס, שעונשה שנת מאסר. הדיון בפלנום עסק בעיקר בהצדקה הביטחונית להארכה ובנתוני האכיפה המועטים עד כה, אך רוב הדברים בפועל סטו מגוף ההצעה לעימותים אישיים, פוליטיים ועדתיים בין חברי הכנסת.
Arguments for
- The ongoing security situation and the high motivation of terrorist organizations for recruitment and indoctrination justify the continued existence of the offense for an additional period.Orit Malka Strock (Religious Zionism), Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionism)
- The offense helps thwart indoctrination processes leading to lone-wolf attacks and sometimes exposes additional terror offenses, even though the number of cases actually opened is not large.Orit Malka Strock (Religious Zionism), Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionism)
- The offense is narrowly worded (applying only to specific organizations, incitement content, and circumstances indicating identification) and was established as a temporary provision with a reporting obligation to the committee, so that the need for it can be reexamined and its cautious use ensured.Orit Malka Strock (Religious Zionism), Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionism)
Arguments against
- Other ways of addressing the challenge should be preferred, and alongside extending the law, an educational program should be promoted in the education system regarding the dangers of consuming incitement content.Mansour Abbas (Ra'am)
Who spoke (10)
| Member | Faction | Readings | Speeches | In the final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orit Malka Strock | Religious Zionism coalition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Waleed Taha | Ra'am opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Waleed Alhwashla | Ra'am opposition | First reading | 1 | against |
| Yasir Hujeirat | Ra'am opposition | First reading | 1 | against |
| Gilad Kariv | Labor opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Osher Shkalim | Likud coalition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Mansour Abbas | Ra'am opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Tally Gotliv | Likud coalition | First reading | 1 | for |
| Simcha Rothman | Religious Zionism coalition | Third reading | 1 | for |
| Merav Ben Ari | Yesh Atid opposition | Third reading | 1 | present, did not vote |
An automatic summary of the plenum transcripts: the debate on the bill at every reading it was voted on. Arguments are given as the speakers made them; this is not an assessment. The list of speakers comes from the transcript, without a model. Transcripts of the sittings: 1, 2
Reservations to the second reading
160 reservations were filed: proposed changes to the text the committee brought to the second and third reading.
The reservations concern the definition and scope of the offenses of publishing and consuming publications of terrorist organizations, the extension of the temporary provision and its conditions, the identity of the authority declaring an organization a terrorist organization and the method of reviewing such declaration, as well as the updating of the list of organizations in the Second Schedule to the Law; some seek to tighten the offenses and expand the list of organizations, while others seek to narrow the law's scope, limit it in time, and expand protections for freedom of expression and research.
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Hebrew original
ההסתייגויות נסבות על הגדרת ותחולת עבירות הפרסום והצריכה של פרסומי ארגוני טרור, הארכת הוראת השעה ותנאיה, זהות הגורם המכריז על ארגון טרור ודרך ביקורת ההכרזה, וכן על עדכון רשימת הארגונים בתוספת השנייה לחוק; חלקן מבקשות להחמיר את העבירות ולהרחיב את רשימת הארגונים, וחלקן מבקשות לצמצם את תחולת החוק, להגביל אותו בזמן ולהרחיב את ההגנות על חופש הביטוי והמחקר.
By faction
- Labor opposition · 150 reservations · 4 members
- Hadash–Ta'al opposition · 7 reservations · 5 members
- Yesh Atid opposition · 3 reservations · 24 members
A joint reservation counts for every faction whose members filed it.
Who proposed what
- העבודה · 150Labor proposes a long series of textual and substantive amendments to the definitions section and the second addendum, including a reduction in penalties, expanded protections (research, journalism, art, therapeutic purposes), additional conditions for judicial review, a hearing and right of appeal regarding the declaration of a terrorist organization, and the addition and restriction of details in the addendum listing organizations recognized as terrorist organizations.Sections: לסעיף 1
- חד״ש–תע״ל · 7Hadash-Ta'al seeks to significantly shorten the law's period of application, expand protections for freedom of expression and public criticism, condition the law's application on the absence of an indicted prime minister and on the end of the occupation and the establishment of a Palestinian state, and describe the law's purpose as intensifying political persecution.Sections: לפני סעיף 1, לסעיף 1, לאחרי סעיף 1
- יש עתיד · 3Yesh Atid seeks to shorten the temporary provision's period to one year and to add a requirement for the recommendation of the head of the Israel Security Agency as a condition for declaring an organization a terrorist organization.Sections: לפני סעיף 1, לסעיף 1Yair Lapid, Meir Cohen, Karine Elharrar, Meirav Cohen, Elazar Stern, Mickey Levy, Merav Ben Ari, Ram Ben Barak, Yoav Segalovitz, Boaz Toporovsky, Michal Shir Segman, Yorai Lahav Hertzanu, Vladimir Beliak, Ron Katz, Matti Sarfatti Harcavi, Tatiana Mazarsky, Yasmin Fridman, Debbie Biton, Moshe Turpaz, Simon Davidson, Naor Shiri, Shelly Tal Meron, Yaron Levi, Adi Ezuz
Asked to speak: Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beytenu), Oded Forer (Yisrael Beytenu), Evgeny Sova (Yisrael Beytenu), Sharon Nir (Yisrael Beytenu), Yulia Malinovsky (Yisrael Beytenu), Hamad Amar (Yisrael Beytenu), Benjamin Gantz (Blue and White), Pnina Tameno (Blue and White), Chili Tropper (Blue and White), Michael Mordechai Biton (Blue and White), Orit Farkash Hacohen (Blue and White), Alon Schuster (Blue and White), Eitan Ginzburg (Blue and White), Yael Ron Ben-Moshe (Blue and White), Mansour Abbas (Ra'am), Waleed Taha (Ra'am), Waleed Alhwashla (Ra'am), Iman Khatib Yassin (Ra'am), Yasir Hujeirat (Ra'am)
Proposers and reservation numbers are extracted automatically from the committee version, and the count is checked against the numbers printed in it. The descriptions are an automatic summary. Committee version for the second and third reading (PDF)
Reservations, sections and other votes (1)
In order. Votes on reservations and individual sections are shown separately from the vote on the bill as a whole.
- 26 November 2025 · Second reading · סעיף 1הצעת חוק המאבק בטרור (תיקון מס' 9 והוראת שעה) (תיקון), התשפ"ו-2025Bill Combating Terrorism (Amendment No. 9 and temporary provision) (Amendment), 2025auto18 for · 6 againstVote on sections of the bill