Government bill · 25th Knesset · published as law 13 November 2024
חוק לתיקון ולהארכת תוקפן של תקנות שעת חירום (חרבות ברזל) (הארכת מעצר לחשוד בעבירת ביטחון) (תיקון מס' 4), התשפ"ה-2024Law for the Amendment and Extension of Emergency Regulations (Iron Swords) (Extension of Detention of a Suspect for a Security Offense) (Amendment No. 4), 2024 · automatic translation · suggest a correction
Status: התקבלה בקריאה שלישית
Topics: Military and defense, Courts and criminal law, Emergency, war and COVID · no asterisk — automatically from words in the title
Official summary of the law (Knesset)
The Law extends the validity of the emergency regulations that extend the detention periods specified in the Arrests Law regarding a detainee suspected of a security offense due to hostile acts that occurred between 7 October and 13 October 2023, or a person detained as part of the war operations in Gaza. The extension set in this Law is until 15 February 2025.
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Hebrew original
החוק מאריך את תוקף תקנות שעת החירום, המאריכות את תקופות המעצרים המפורטות בחוק המעצרים בנוגע לעצור שחשוד בעבירת ביטחון בשל פעולות האיבה שהתרחשו בין יום ה-7 באוקטובר לבין ה-13 באוקטובר 2023, או מי שנעצר במסגרת פעולות המלחמה בעזה. ההארכה שנקבעה בחוק זה היא עד ליום ה-15 בפברואר 2025.
Readings
- Bill passed first reading22 for · 4 against
- 12 November 2024 · Third readingהצעת חוק לתיקון ולהארכת תוקפן של תקנות שעת חירום (חרבות ברזל) (הארכת מעצר לחשוד בעבירת ביטחון) (תיקון מס' 4), התשפ"ה-2024Bill for the Amendment and Extension of Emergency Regulations (Iron Swords) (Extension of Detention of a Suspect for a Security Offense) (Amendment No. 4), 2024autoLaw passed17 for · 4 against
What was said in the plenum
The bill, which dealt with extending the validity of the Emergency Regulations (Swords of Iron) regarding extended detention of a suspect in a security offense connected to the events of 7 October, was intended to continue the special, extended detention periods for such detainees beyond those set in ordinary law. The actual debate dealt little with the content of the bill itself, and most of the speeches concerned other topics such as the UNRWA Law, the conscription and draft-evasion law, commemoration of the fallen, the budget situation, and the appointment of an acting president of the Supreme Court.
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Hebrew original
הצעת החוק, שעסקה בהארכת תוקפן של תקנות שעת חירום (חרבות ברזל) בנוגע להארכת מעצר לחשוד בעבירת ביטחון הקשור לאירועי 7 באוקטובר, נועדה להמשיך את פרקי הזמן המיוחדים והמוארכים למעצר עצורים כאלה מעבר לקבוע בדין הרגיל. הדיון בפועל עסק מעט בתוכן הצעת החוק עצמה, ורוב הנאומים נגעו לנושאים אחרים כגון חוק אונר״א, חוק הגיוס וההשתמטות, זכר חללים, מצב התקציב ומינוי ממלא מקום נשיא בית המשפט העליון.
Arguments for
- The enormous scope of the investigations, their unusual complexity, and the concern over obstruction of the investigative process or the passing of messages justify longer-than-usual periods for detention and for preventing meetings with an attorney.Yariv Levin (Likud)
- The need to continue the investigations of detainees connected to the events of 7 October and the ground maneuver in Gaza, including the discovery of additional information requiring ongoing investigation, necessitates extending the Regulations.Yariv Levin (Likud), Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionism)
Arguments against
- The repeated extensions of the Emergency Regulations without enacting a permanent framework law for handling Nukhba detainees and participants in the events of 7 October is not a proper situation, and the government should be required to submit a permanent legislative arrangement on the matter.Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionism)
Who spoke (10)
| Member | Faction | Readings | Speeches | In the final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yariv Levin | Likud coalition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Merav Ben Ari | Yesh Atid opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Meirav Cohen | Yesh Atid opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Ron Katz | Yesh Atid opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Evgeny Sova | Yisrael Beytenu opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Tally Gotliv | Likud coalition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Michal Miriam Woldiger | Religious Zionism coalition | First reading | 1 | for |
| Avichay Avraham Buaron | Likud coalition | First reading | 1 | for |
| Simcha Rothman | Religious Zionism coalition | Third reading | 1 | for |
| Ayman Odeh | Hadash–Ta'al opposition | Third reading | 1 | 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 · write to the author
Reservations to the second reading
15 reservations were filed: proposed changes to the text the committee brought to the second and third reading.
The reservations seek to bring forward the expiration date of the regulations, to shorten or limit the detention periods of suspects in security offenses, to add conditions and reporting and oversight obligations regarding the implementation of the law, and to establish various definitions for the purpose of the law and the conditions for its entry into force.
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Hebrew original
ההסתייגויות נועדו להקדים את מועד פקיעת תוקף התקנות, לקצר או להגביל את תקופות המעצר של חשודים בעבירות ביטחון, להוסיף תנאים וחובות דיווח ופיקוח על יישום החוק, ולקבוע הגדרות שונות למטרת החוק ולתנאים לכניסתו לתוקף.
By faction
- Labor opposition · 4 reservations · 4 members
- Hadash–Ta'al opposition · 4 reservations · 5 members
- Yisrael Beytenu opposition · 4 reservations · 6 members
- Yesh Atid opposition · 3 reservations · 24 members
A joint reservation counts for every faction whose members filed it.
Who proposed what
- ישראל ביתנו · 4The Yisrael Beiteinu group proposes to bring forward the expiration date to 29 Heshvan 5785 (30 November 2024), to establish a new framework for detention periods requiring the Attorney General's approval for extension beyond 180 days, and to add a clause requiring the Minister of Justice to report monthly to the Constitution Committee, or alternatively to determine that the law would take effect from its publication date.Sections: לסעיף 1, לאחרי סעיף 1
- חד״ש–תע״ל · 4The Hadash–Ta'al group proposes stipulating that the purpose of the law is to harm the right to due process and to conceal the condition of detainees from gatekeepers, to require the provision of a weekly meeting with a Red Cross representative, and to make the validity of the law contingent on the end of the occupation and the establishment of a Palestinian state or on the swearing-in of a prime minister who is not a criminal defendant.Sections: לפני סעיף 1, לאחרי סעיף 1
- העבודה · 4The work group proposes bringing forward the expiration date to 9 December 2024, and shortening the detention periods set out in the schedule from 45 days to 30 days and from 90 days to 80 days.Sections: לסעיף 1, לאחרי סעיף 1
- יש עתיד · 3The Yesh Atid group proposes to determine that the purpose of the law is to prevent the extension of detention for a suspect in security offenses, or alternatively, to extend the war and Netanyahu's rule, and also to bring forward the expiration date of the regulations to 15 Kislev 5785 (16 December 2024).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, Idan Roll, 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
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 (1)
In order. Votes on reservations and individual sections are shown separately from the vote on the bill as a whole.
- 12 November 2024 · Second reading · סעיף 1הצעת חוק לתיקון ולהארכת תוקפן של תקנות שעת חירום (חרבות ברזל) (הארכת מעצר לחשוד בעבירת ביטחון) (תיקון מס' 4), התשפ"ה-2024Bill for the Amendment and Extension of Emergency Regulations (Iron Swords) (Extension of Detention of a Suspect for a Security Offense) (Amendment No. 4), 2024auto17 for · 4 againstVote on sections of the bill