חוק מניעת פגיעת גוף שידורים זר בביטחון המדינה (הוראה שעה - חרבות ברזל) (תיקון מס' 3), התשפ"ה-2025Law for Prevention of Harm to Foreign Broadcasting Bodies to State Security (temporary provision - Iron Swords) (Amendment No. 3), 2025 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

On 2 April 2024, the Law for the Prevention of Harm to National Security by a Foreign Broadcasting Body (Temporary Provision – Swords of Iron), 2024, was published, establishing as a temporary provision for four months, until the end of the declaration of a special situation on the home front or until the end of significant military operations, whichever is earlier, that if the Prime Minister is convinced that content broadcast on a foreign channel broadcasting in Israel materially harms national security, the Minister of Communications may, with the consent of the Prime Minister and with the approval of the Ministerial Committee on National Security Affairs or the Government, order actions to prevent or stop the activity of a foreign channel, including the closure of the channel's offices located in Israel. This order will be given after at least one professional opinion from security officials is presented to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Communications; and provided that before approval by the Ministerial Committee on National Security Affairs or the Government, the opinions of the security officials are presented to it. It was further established that the validity of these provisions would be for forty-five days, with the possibility of extending this period for an identical period at most each time, subject, among other things, to the presentation of a professional opinion as stated. It was also established that an order of the Minister of Communications as stated, and in particular its extension, would be brought before the president of a district court or their deputy as soon as possible for judicial review, in the framework of which it would be decided whether to change it. As part of the first amendment to the law, the temporary provision was extended until 30 November 2024. As part of Amendment No. 2, the validity of the temporary provision regarding the prevention of harm to national security by a foreign broadcasting body was extended until 31 May 2025. In addition, it was established that the validity of the Minister of Communications' orders established in the law would be extended from a maximum period of 45 to a period not exceeding 60 days, and any additional extension would be made accordingly. Now, as part of Amendment No. 3, the validity of the temporary provision has been extended until 30 November 2025.

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