Private member's bill · 20th Knesset · published as law 26 July 2018
חוק המרכז להנצחת מורשת גוש קטיף וצפון השומרון (תיקון), התשע"ח-2018Law on the Centre for Perpetuating the Heritage of Gush Katif and Northern Samaria (Amendment), 2018 · automatic translation · suggest a correction
Status: התקבלה בקריאה שלישית
Official summary of the law (Knesset)
The amendment to the Law on the Center for Commemorating the Heritage of Gush Katif and Northern Samaria expanded the definition of "institution of higher education" regarding the representative of institutions of higher education on the Center's council, so that a representative of any academic institution may be appointed as a council member, including academic institutions in the Judea and Samaria area.
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Hebrew original
התיקון לחוק המרכז להנצחת מורשת גוש קטיף וצפון השומרון הרחיב את ההגדרה של "מוסד להשכלה גבוהה" לעניין נציג המוסדות להשכלה גבוהה במועצת המרכז, כך שנציג של כל מוסד אקדמי יוכל להתמנות כחבר במועצה, לרבות מוסדות אקדמיים באזור יהודה ושומרון.
Sponsors
Bezalel Smotrich, Makhluf Miki Zohar, David Amsalem, Roy Folkman, Uri Maklev, Michael Malkieli, Oded Forer, David Bitan, Mordhay Yogev, Yehuda Joshua Glick, Yitzhak Vaknin, Nava Boker, Avraham Neguise, Nissan Slomiansky, Shuli Moalem-Refaeli, Merav Ben Ari, Menachem Eliezer Moses, Sharren Miriam Haskel
Readings
- 12 July 2017 · First reading · להעביר את הצעת החוק לוועדההצעת חוק להנצחת מורשת גוש קטיף וצפון השומרון (תיקון - הגדרת מוסד להשכלה גבוהה), התשע"ז-2017Bill for Perpetuating the Heritage of Gush Katif and Northern Samaria (Amendment - Definition of Institution of Higher Education), 2017autoBill passed first reading32 for · 10 against
- 30 January 2018 · First reading · להעביר את הצעת החוק לוועדההצעת חוק המרכז להנצחת מורשת גוש קטיף וצפון השומרון (תיקון) (הגדרת מוסד להשכלה גבוהה), התשע"ח-2018Bill on the Center for the Commemoration of the Legacy of Gush Katif and Northern Samaria (Amendment) (Definition of an Institution of Higher Education), 2018autoBill passed first reading25 for · 18 against · 1 abst.
- 18 July 2018 · Third reading · אישור החוקהצעת חוק המרכז להנצחת מורשת גוש קטיף וצפון השומרון (תיקון), התשע"ח-2018Bill on the Centre for Perpetuating the Heritage of Gush Katif and Northern Samaria (Amendment), 2018autoLaw passed36 for · 20 against
What was said in the plenum
The bill seeks to expand the definition of "institution of higher education" with respect to the Center for the Commemoration of the Heritage of Gush Katif and Northern Samaria, so that representatives from every academic institution could be appointed to the center's council. The actual debate did not focus on the content of the amendment itself but on harsh criticism of the government's handling of the Gush Katif evacuees in general.
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Hebrew original
הצעת החוק מבקשת להרחיב את ההגדרה של "מוסד להשכלה גבוהה" לעניין המרכז להנצחת מורשת גוש קטיף וצפון השומרון, כך שנציגים מטעם כל מוסד אקדמי יוכלו להתמנות למועצת המרכז. הדיון בפועל לא נסב על תוכן התיקון עצמו אלא על ביקורת קשה על התנהלות הממשלה בטיפול במפוני גוש קטיף בכלל.
Arguments for
- The definition of academic institutions should be expanded so that a representative from any academic institution could be appointed to the Council for the Gush Katif Heritage, and therefore the law should be supported.Bezalel Smotrich (Jewish Home)
Arguments against
- Real concern for the hundreds of families evacuated from Gush Katif who remain without a home 12.5 years after the evacuation is preferable to symbolic commemorative legislation.Stav Shaffir (Zionist Union)
- Billions of shekels transferred to bodies such as the Sela Administration and the Tnufa Administration for handling the evacuees of the Gush Katif bloc were not reported or explained as required; part of the funds were directed to external consultants instead of to the people themselves, and the matter was even referred for review by the State Comptroller.Stav Shaffir (Zionist Union)
- Legislation that memorializes the Gush Katif heritage instead of addressing the distress of the evacuees themselves is perceived as an attempt to create a "living museum" rather than show concern for living people who were harmed.Stav Shaffir (Zionist Union)
Who spoke (2)
| Member | Faction | Readings | Speeches | In the final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bezalel Smotrich | Jewish Home coalition | First reading | 1 | for |
| Stav Shaffir | Zionist Union opposition | First reading | 3 | against |
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, 3
Reservations to the second reading
No reservations were filed to this bill.
Asked to speak: Michal Rozin (Meretz), Tamar Zandberg (Meretz), Ilan Gilon (Meretz), Esawi Frej (Meretz), Mossi Raz (Meretz)
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.
- 18 July 2018 · Second reading · קריאה שנייההצעת חוק המרכז להנצחת מורשת גוש קטיף וצפון השומרון (תיקון), התשע"ח-2018Bill on the Centre for Perpetuating the Heritage of Gush Katif and Northern Samaria (Amendment), 2018auto37 for · 22 againstVote on sections of the bill