Government bill · 25th Knesset · published as law 15 February 2023
חוק שירות ביטחון (תיקון מס' 7 והוראת שעה) (שירות במשטרה ושירות מוכר) (תיקון מס' 18), התשפ"ג–2023Law on Security Service (Amendment No. 7 and temporary provision) (Service in Police and Recognized Service) (Amendment No. 18), 2023 · automatic translation · suggest a correction
Status: התקבלה בקריאה שלישית
Topics: Military and defense*, Police and internal security · * from the Knesset's official law classification · no asterisk — automatically from words in the title
Official summary of the law (Knesset)
The Defense Service Law (Amendment No. 7 and Temporary Provision) (Police Service and Recognized Service) (Amendment No. 18), 2023 was approved in second and third reading on 14 February 2023. The Law extended by three years the temporary provision allowing soldiers to be assigned to the Israel Police until 31 December 2025.
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Hebrew original
חוק שירות ביטחון (תיקון מס' 7 והוראת שעה) (שירות במשטרה ושירות מוכר) (תיקון מס' 18), התשפ"ג-2023 אושר בקריאה השנייה והשלישית ביום כ"ג בשבט התשפ"ג (14 בפברואר 2023). החוק האריך בשלוש שנים את הוראת השעה המאפשרת להציב חיילים במשטרת ישראל עד ליום י"א בטבת התשפ"ו (31 בדצמבר 2025).
Readings
- Bill passed first reading24 for · 6 against
- 14 February 2023 · Third readingהצעת חוק שירות ביטחון (תיקון מס' 7 והוראת שעה) (שירות במשטרה ושירות מוכר) (תיקון מס' 18), התשפ"ג–2023Bill on Security Service (Amendment No. 7 and temporary provision) (Service in Police and Recognized Service) (Amendment No. 18), 2023autoLaw passed15 for · 2 against
What was said in the plenum
The bill deals with extending the arrangement that allows the deployment of IDF soldiers within the Israel Police, as a temporary provision that has been renewed many times since 1995; during the legislative process it was decided to split the bill so that the part dealing with the deployment of soldiers in the Prison Service would be removed at this stage, leaving only the part concerning the police, which was extended by three years. Most of the first-reading debate drifted into other topics, including the protest against the judicial reform, the President's appeal, and the government's conduct, so that most of the speeches did not deal directly with the content of the law, while only a few addressed the practical significance of the move and the budget and manpower required for its implementation.
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Hebrew original
הצעת החוק עוסקת בהארכת ההסדר המאפשר הצבת חיילי צה״ל בשורות משטרת ישראל, כהוראת שעה שחודשה פעמים רבות מאז 1995; במהלך הליך החקיקה הוחלט לפצל את ההצעה כך שהחלק העוסק בהצבת חיילות וחיילים בשירות בתי הסוהר יוסר בשלב זה, ויישאר רק החלק הנוגע למשטרה שהוארך בשלוש שנים. הדיון בקריאה הראשונה גלש ברובו לנושאים אחרים, ובהם המחאה נגד הרפורמה המשפטית, פנייתו של נשיא המדינה והתנהלות הממשלה, כך שרוב הנאומים לא עסקו ישירות בתוכן החוק, אלא בודדים התייחסו למשמעות המעשית של המהלך ולתקציב ולכוח האדם הנדרשים ליישומו.
Arguments for
- The security situation that led to the original arrangement still exists, and therefore it is necessary to continue stationing soldiers in police units dealing with the security of the state and its residents.Yoav Kisch (Likud), Yinon Azoulay (Shas)
- The Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee examined the issue and approved the extension of the arrangement regarding the police, while the controversial issue of Prison Service was separated out for further examination.Yinon Azoulay (Shas)
Arguments against
- It is impossible to remove hundreds of soldiers from prison service within six months and replace them with professional prison guards, since recruitment, training, and budgeting of this kind cannot be accomplished on such a short timeline.Merav Ben Ari (Yesh Atid), Mickey Levy (Yesh Atid)
- It is unclear where the budget will come from to fund alternative personnel (approximately 600 prison guards) to replace the soldiers currently stationed in security prisons.Merav Ben Ari (Yesh Atid)
- The decision on the timetable in the law reflects a lack of professionalism and poor understanding of how the system operates, and it would be better to extend the arrangement for a full year in advance to prevent implementation failure.Mickey Levy (Yesh Atid)
- There is a severe shortage of soldiers for other security missions (such as the seam line and Judea and Samaria), and the government's policy, which does not work toward equality in the burden of service, worsens the problem the law is supposed to alleviate.Ram Ben Barak (Yesh Atid)
- Addressing the problem of integrating female soldiers into the Israel Prison Service should focus on dealing with harassers and cleaning up the work environment, rather than removing the female soldiers as a solution to the harassment situation.Merav Ben Ari (Yesh Atid)
Who spoke (30)
| Member | Faction | Readings | Speeches | In the final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoav Kisch | Likud coalition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Efrat Rayten Marom | Labor opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Zeev Elkin | National Unity opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Merav Ben Ari | Yesh Atid opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Vladimir Beliak | Yesh Atid opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Mickey Levy | Yesh Atid opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Ram Ben Barak | Yesh Atid opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Orna Barbivay | Yesh Atid opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Ron Katz | Yesh Atid opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Michael Mordechai Biton | National Unity opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Elazar Stern | Yesh Atid opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Gadi Eisenkot | National Unity opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Meir Cohen | Yesh Atid opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Chili Tropper | National Unity opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Meirav Cohen | Yesh Atid opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Yasmin Fridman | Yesh Atid opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Ofer Cassif | Hadash–Ta'al opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Matti Sarfatti Harcavi | Yesh Atid opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Yorai Lahav Hertzanu | Yesh Atid opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Ahmad Tibi | Hadash–Ta'al opposition | First reading | 1 | against |
| Gilad Kariv | Labor opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Yifat Shasha Biton | National Unity opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Tatiana Mazarsky | Yesh Atid opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Naama Lazimi | Labor opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Simon Davidson | Yesh Atid opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Naor Shiri | Yesh Atid opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Alon Schuster | National Unity opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Moshe Turpaz | Yesh Atid opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Yinon Azoulay | Shas coalition | Third reading | 1 | for |
| Yulia Malinovsky | Yisrael Beytenu opposition | Third reading | 1 | no record |
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 · write to the author
Reservations to the second reading
12 reservations were filed: proposed changes to the text the committee brought to the second and third reading.
The reservations are intended to shorten or limit the validity of the arrangement allowing military veterans to serve in the police, to add conditions regarding training, service periods, and reporting to the Knesset, and to make the law's entry into force conditional on presenting plans to reduce the number of mandatory-service personnel in units outside the army and to address sexual offenses within the police.
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ההסתייגויות נועדו לקצר או להגביל את תוקף ההסדר המאפשר שירות יוצאי צבא במשטרה, להוסיף תנאים הנוגעים להכשרה, תקופות שירות ודיווח לכנסת, ולהתנות את כניסת החוק לתוקף בהצגת תוכניות לצמצום כוח האדם בשירות חובה ביחידות מחוץ לצבא ולטיפול בפגיעות מיניות במשטרה.
By faction
- National Unity opposition · 7 reservations · 12 members
- Labor opposition · 7 reservations · 4 members
- Yisrael Beytenu opposition · 3 reservations · 6 members
- Yesh Atid opposition · 2 reservations · 23 members
A joint reservation counts for every faction whose members filed it. 1 proposer was not matched to a member: listed under the groups, not counted by faction.
Who proposed what
- קבוצת המחנה הממלכתי · 7The State Camp group proposed shortening the duration of the arrangement, conditioning the deployment of soldiers as police officers on appropriate training and extended service periods in the units, expanding reporting to the Knesset, and conditioning the extension of the arrangement on a plan to replace discharged soldiers with permanent police officers and on a plan to reduce sexual offenses within the police.Sections: לסעיף 1, לאחרי סעיף 1
- קבוצת העבודה · 7The Labor group proposed shortening the duration of the arrangement, conditioning the deployment of soldiers as police officers on appropriate training and extended service periods in the units, expanding reporting to the Knesset, and conditioning the extension of the arrangement on a plan to replace discharged soldiers with permanent police officers and on a plan to reduce sexual offenses within the police.Sections: לסעיף 1, לאחרי סעיף 1
- קבוצת ישראל ביתנו · 3The Yisrael Beiteinu group proposed changing the age range for security service and the budgetary definitions and timeframes relating to service in police units.Sections: לאחרי סעיף 1
- קבוצת יש עתיד · 2The Yesh Atid group proposed conditioning the law's entry into force on presenting a plan to reduce the manpower of mandatory service personnel in units outside the army, or on Knesset approval of timelines for this.Sections: לאחרי סעיף 1Yair Lapid, Orna Barbivay, Meir Cohen, Karine Elharrar, Meirav Cohen, Elazar Stern, Mickey Levy, Merav Ben Ari, Ram Ben Barak, Yoav Segalovitz, Boaz Toporovsky, Michal Shir Segman, Idan Roll, Yorai Lahav Hertzanu, Vladimir Beliak, Ron Katz, Matti Sarfatti Harcavi, Tatiana Mazarsky, Yasmin Fridman, Debbie Biton, Moshe Turpaz, Simon Davidson, Naor Shiri, שלי מירון
Asked to speak: Ayman Odeh (Hadash–Ta'al), Ahmad Tibi (Hadash–Ta'al), Aida Touma Sliman (Hadash–Ta'al), Ofer Cassif (Hadash–Ta'al), Youssef Atauna (Hadash–Ta'al)
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) · write to the author
Reservations, sections and other votes (2)
In order. Votes on reservations and individual sections are shown separately from the vote on the bill as a whole.
- 25 for · 1 againstOther decision
- 14 February 2023 · Second reading · סעיף 1הצעת חוק שירות ביטחון (תיקון מס' 7 והוראת שעה) (שירות במשטרה ושירות מוכר) (תיקון מס' 18), התשפ"ג–2023Bill on Security Service (Amendment No. 7 and temporary provision) (Service in Police and Recognized Service) (Amendment No. 18), 2023auto13 for · 2 againstVote on sections of the bill