Aliyah, citizenship and immigration

Votes on bills in this topic

Final votes where the coalition majority and the opposition majority voted differently, with at least 60 members voting: the laws that were fought over.

• 7 November 2024 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק גירוש משפחות מחבלים, התשפ"ה–2024Bill on the Expulsion of Families of Terrorists, 2024auto61 for · 41 against · 102 of 120 votedCoalition 60:0 · Opposition 1:41Supporters saidautoThe law creates effective deterrence against terrorists and their families, since the knowledge that family members will be expelled may dissuade potential terrorists from carrying out attacks and even cause families to prevent their children from carrying them out.Speakers who made this point: 7Opponents saidautoThis is collective punishment that harms innocent people (children, women, the elderly) who did not commit any offense, contrary to the basic principle of individual criminal responsibility and the Torah principle that children are not punished for the sins of their fathers.Speakers who made this point: 723 members spoke · 6 reservations
• 7 March 2018 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק הכניסה לישראל (תיקון מס' 30), התשע"ח-2018Bill on Entry into Israel (Amendment No. 30), 2018auto48 for · 18 against · 6 abst. · 72 of 120 votedCoalition 48:0 · Opposition 0:18Supporters saidautoThe ruling in the Abu Arfa High Court of Justice case determined that explicit and detailed authorization in law is required in order to revoke a permanent residency license due to breach of allegiance, and therefore an amendment to the legislation is needed.Speakers who made this point: 3Opponents saidautoThe law effectively constitutes a mechanism for expelling Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem and reducing their numbers in the city as part of a long-standing policy.Speakers who made this point: 613 members spoke
• 6 March 2017 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק הכניסה לישראל (תיקון מס' 27), התשע"ז–2017Bill Entry into Israel (Amendment No. 27), 2017auto46 for · 28 against · 74 of 120 votedCoalition 42:0 · Opposition 4:28Supporters saidautoIsrael, as a sovereign and democratic state, has the right and the duty to defend itself and prevent the entry of anyone acting within the framework of a global struggle to boycott it and delegitimize it.Speakers who made this point: 3Opponents saidautoThe law will harm Israel's image in the world and strengthen the boycott movement and delegitimization, by creating an impression of a non-democratic state that fears criticism and closes its gates to visitors, as has already happened in the cases of Human Rights Watch and Jennifer Gorovitz.Speakers who made this point: 938 members spoke · 5 reservations
• 6 March 2017 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק האזרחות (תיקון מס' 13), התשע"ז-2017Bill Citizenship (Amendment No. 13), 2017auto51 for · 17 against · 68 of 120 votedCoalition 37:0 · Opposition 14:17Supporters saidautoThere is a lacuna in the existing law that prevents the revocation of citizenship or prosecution of a person who committed an act constituting a breach of trust while outside Israel or whose whereabouts are unknown, and this amendment comes to close it.Speakers who made this point: 3Opponents saidautoThe law is a personal law intended in practice to revoke the citizenship of Azmi Bishara and is directed selectively against the Arab population, while Jews who committed serious offenses and terrorism, such as the assassin of the Prime Minister or the perpetrators of the Hebron massacre, have not had citizenship revocation proposed against them.Speakers who made this point: 615 members spoke · 5 reservations
• 27 February 2017 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק הכללת אמצעי זיהוי ביומטריים ונתוני זיהוי ביומטריים במסמכי זיהוי ובמאגר מידע (תיקון והוראת שעה), התשע"ז-2017Bill on Integration of Biometric Identification Means and Biometric Identification Data in Identification Documents and in an Information Database (Amendment and temporary provision), 2017auto39 for · 29 against · 68 of 120 votedCoalition 38:0 · Opposition 1:29Supporters saidautoThe law, as ultimately formulated, is balanced and takes individual rights into account: participation in fingerprinting is voluntary, there is an option for deletion, the database is subject to a temporary provision of only five years with periodic review of technological alternatives that would allow its cancellation, and additional protections have been adopted for minors and public privacy.Speakers who made this point: 4Opponents saidautoA central biometric database, unlike the smart document itself, is dangerous because any database, even the most secure, could ultimately be breached and leaked to hostile or criminal actors.Speakers who made this point: 1425 members spoke · 55 reservations
• 14 March 2016 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק הכניסה לישראל (תיקון מס' 26), התשע"ו-2016Bill on Entry into Israel (Amendment No. 26), 2016auto44 for · 16 against · 60 of 120 votedCoalition 40:0 · Opposition 4:16Supporters saidautoThe existing level of punishment for employers, harborers and transporters of illegal residents is too low and does not create deterrence, and therefore it should be increased, with liability also imposed on entrepreneurs and corporations that profit from such employment.Speakers who made this point: 3Opponents saidautoThe root of the phenomenon is economic and social distress stemming from the occupation, and therefore the real solution is political - establishing an independent Palestinian state and improving the economy of the territories - rather than increasing punishment, which will not solve the problem.Speakers who made this point: 1021 members spoke · 41 reservations
• 8 December 2014 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק למניעת הסתננות ולהבטחת יציאתם של מסתננים מישראל (תיקוני חקיקה והוראות שעה), התשע"ה-2014Bill on the Prevention of Infiltration and the Ensuring of the Departure of Infiltrators from Israel (legislative amendments and temporary provisions), 2014auto47 for · 23 against · 3 abst. · 73 of 120 votedCoalition 34:0 · Opposition 13:23Supporters saidautoFollowing the High Court of Justice's invalidation of the previous arrangements, there is an urgent need for a new law, since if it is not approved by 22 December, the "Holot" facility will be closed and thousands of infiltrators will be released into the streets and mainly into south Tel Aviv.Speakers who made this point: 4Opponents saidautoThe law solves nothing, since the "Holot" facility can hold only a few thousand while tens of thousands of asylum seekers (about 40,000-45,000) will continue to live in south Tel Aviv with no response at all, and in fact their situation may even worsen due to increased enforcement against their employers.Speakers who made this point: 1122 members spoke

Bills in this topic (180)

• חוק הכניסה לישראל (תיקון מס' 46), התשפ"ו-2026Entry into Israel Law (Amendment No. 46), 2026auto25th Knesset · latest vote 17 July 2026 · passed
• חוק להקפאת כספים ששילמה הרשות הפלסטינית בזיקה לטרור מהכספים המועברים אליה מממשלת ישראל (תיקון), התשפ"ו–2026Law on Freezing Funds Paid by the Palestinian Authority in Connection with Terrorism from Funds Transferred to It by the Government of Israel (Amendment), 2026auto25th Knesset · latest vote 8 June 2026 · passed
• חוק השמות (תיקון מס' 9), התשפ"ו-2026Names Law (Amendment No. 9), 2026auto25th Knesset · latest vote 27 April 2026 · passed
• חוק הכניסה לישראל (תיקון מס' 44 - הוראת שעה), התשפ"ו-2026Entry into Israel (Amendment No. 44 – Temporary Provision) Law, 2026auto25th Knesset · latest vote 25 March 2026 · passed · 5 members spoke · 3 reservations
• הצעת חוק עובדים זרים (תיקון מס' 25) (חובת בדיקה של רישיון עובד זר), התשפ"ו–2026Foreign Workers Bill (Amendment No. 25) (Duty to Check a Foreign Worker's Permit), 2026auto25th Knesset · latest vote 5 February 2026
• חוק הכניסה לישראל (תיקון מס' 43 והוראת שעה - חרבות ברזל), התשפ"ו-2025Law on Entry into Israel (Amendment No. 43 and temporary provision - Operation Guardian of the Walls), 2025auto25th Knesset · latest vote 18 November 2025 · passed
• חוק איסור שהייה וישיבה בישראל שלא כדין (תיקוני חקיקה), התשפ"ה-2025Law on Prohibition of Illegal Stay and Residence in Israel (legislative amendments), 2025auto25th Knesset · latest vote 9 July 2025 · passed
• הצעת חוק השבות (תיקון - זכויות בני משפחה), התשפ"ג-2023Bill on the Law of Return (Amendment - Family member rights), 2023auto25th Knesset · latest vote 9 July 2025
• חוק הכללת אמצעי זיהוי ביומטריים ונתוני זיהוי ביומטריים במסמכי זיהוי ובמאגר מידע (תיקון מס' 8 – הוראת שעה), התשפ"ה–2025Law on the Inclusion of Biometric Identification Means and Biometric Identification Data in Identification Documents and in an Information Database (Amendment No. 8 – temporary provision), 2025auto25th Knesset · latest vote 16 June 2025 · passed
• חוק הכניסה לישראל (תיקון מס' 41), התשפ"ה–2025Law on Entry into Israel (Amendment No. 41), 2025auto25th Knesset · latest vote 12 June 2025 · passed
• חוק הכללת אמצעי זיהוי ביומטריים ונתוני זיהוי ביומטריים במסמכי זיהוי ובמאגר מידע (תיקון מס' 7 - הוראת שעה), התשפ"ה-2025Law on the Inclusion of Biometric Identification Means and Biometric Identification Data in Identity Documents and in a Database (Amendment No. 7 - temporary provision), 2025auto25th Knesset · latest vote 31 March 2025 · passed
• הצעת חוק הכניסה לישראל (תיקון - החמרת ענישה בעבירה של כניסה בלתי חוקית), התשפ"ה-2025Bill Entry into Israel (Amendment - Increased Punishment for the Offense of Unlawful Entry), 2025auto25th Knesset · latest vote 19 March 2025
• הצעת חוק גירוש מסתננים תומכי המשטר במדינת אריתריאה ומסתננים שביצעו עבירות במדינת ישראל, התשפ"ה-2025Bill for the deportation of infiltrators supporting the regime in Eritrea and infiltrators who committed offenses in the State of Israel, 2025auto25th Knesset · latest vote 26 February 2025
• הצעת חוק גירוש מסתננים תומכי המשטר במדינת אריתריאה ומסתננים שביצעו עבירות במדינת ישראל, התשפ"ה-2024Bill for the deportation of infiltrators supporting the regime in Eritrea and infiltrators who committed offenses in the State of Israel, 2024auto25th Knesset · latest vote 26 February 2025
• חוק הכניסה לישראל (תיקון מס' 40), התשפ"ה–2025Law of Entry into Israel (Amendment No. 40), 2025auto25th Knesset · latest vote 19 February 2025 · passed
• חוק הכללת אמצעי זיהוי ביומטריים ונתוני זיהוי ביומטריים במסמכי זיהוי ובמאגר מידע (תיקון מס' 6), התשפ"ה-2025Law on the Inclusion of Biometric Identification Means and Biometric Identification Data in Identity Documents and in a Database (Amendment No. 6), 2025auto25th Knesset · latest vote 28 January 2025 · passed
• חוק מרשם האוכלוסין (תיקון מס' 22), התשפ"ה-2025Law Population Registry (Amendment No. 22), 2025auto25th Knesset · latest vote 7 January 2025 · passed
• הצעת חוק עובדים זרים (תיקון - חובת מעסיק לבדיקת אשרה של עובד זר), התשפ"ד-2024Bill Foreign Workers (Amendment - Employer Duty to Verify Work Permit of Foreign Worker), 2024auto25th Knesset · latest vote 25 December 2024
• חוק גירוש משפחות מחבלים, התשפ"ה–2024Law on the Expulsion of Families of Terrorists, 2024auto25th Knesset · latest vote 7 November 2024 · passed · 23 members spoke · 6 reservations
• חוק נטילת אמצעי זיהוי ביומטריים מזרים, הפקת נתוני זיהוי ביומטריים ומאגר מידע, התשפ"ד-2024Law on Taking Biometric Identification Measures from Foreigners, Production of Biometric Identification Data and Database, 2024auto25th Knesset · latest vote 22 July 2024 · passed

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