Courts and criminal law

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• 28 July 2026 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק נוכחות עורך דין בחקירת קטינים ואנשים עם מוגבלות (תיקוני חקיקה והוראת שעה), התשפ"ו-2026Presence of an Attorney at the Interrogation of Minors and Persons with Disabilities (Legislative Amendments and Temporary Provision) Bill, 2026auto5 for · 0 against · 5 of 120 voted
• 28 July 2026 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק לתיקון ולהארכת תוקפן של תקנות שעת חירום (חרבות ברזל) (הארכת מעצר לחשוד בעבירת בטחון) (תיקון מס' 9), התשפ"ו-2026Emergency Regulations (Swords of Iron) (Extension of Detention of a Suspect in a Security Offence) (Amendment No. 9) Amendment and Extension of Validity Bill, 2026auto6 for · 0 against · 6 of 120 voted
• 28 July 2026 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק לתיקון ולהארכת תוקפן של תקנות שעת חירום (חרבות ברזל) (פגישה עם עורך דין של עצור בעבירת ביטחון) (תיקון מס' 8), התשפ"ו-2026.Emergency Regulations (Swords of Iron) (Meeting with an Attorney for a Detainee Held for a Security Offence) (Amendment No. 8) Amendment and Extension of Validity Bill, 2026.auto9 for · 0 against · 9 of 120 voted
• 17 July 2026 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק לתיקון פקודת סדר הדין הפלילי (מעצר וחיפוש) (מס' 19 - הוראת שעה), התשפ"ו-2026Bill to Amend the Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Arrest and Search) (No. 19 - temporary provision), 2026auto21 for · 0 against · 21 of 120 voted
• 15 July 2026 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק היועץ המשפטי לממשלה (חוות דעת, ייצוג ופיקוח), התשפ"ו–2026Attorney General Bill (Legal Opinions, Representation and Oversight), 2026auto65 for · 51 against · 116 of 120 votedCoalition 64:0 · Opposition 1:51Supporters saidautoThe actual conduct of the current Attorney General, such as delaying security appointments (the head of the Mossad, the head of the Shin Bet) and selective enforcement, proves the need for structural reform and the failure of the existing system.Speakers who made this point: 9Opponents saidautoThe law allows the government to disregard legal opinions and instruct public officials to act contrary to the law, thereby releasing the executive branch from subordination to the rule of law and making the government the arbiter of the legality of its own actions.Speakers who made this point: 1165 members spoke · 778 reservations
• 29 June 2026 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק העונשין (תיקון מס' 155), התשפ"ו–2026Penal Bill (Amendment No. 155), 2026auto13 for · 0 against · 13 of 120 voted
• 24 June 2026 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק כליאתם של לוחמים בלתי חוקיים (תיקון מס' 4 והוראת שעה – חרבות ברזל) (תיקון מס' 8), התשפ"ו-2026Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants (Amendment No. 4 and temporary provision – Swords of Iron) Bill (Amendment No. 8), 2026auto15 for · 1 against · 16 of 120 voted
• 11 June 2026 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק לתיקון פקודת המשטרה (מס' 45), התשפ"ו–2026Police Ordinance (Amendment No. 45) Bill, 2026auto43 for · 39 against · 82 of 120 votedCoalition 43:0 · Opposition 0:39Supporters saidautoThe Police Internal Investigations Department is currently subordinate to the State Attorney's Office, which works in close cooperation with the police, and this situation creates a built-in conflict of interest that prevents effective investigation of senior officials in the police and the prosecution.Speakers who made this point: 5Opponents saidautoThe Police Internal Investigations Department (PIID) is indeed failing and closes cases against violent police officers without filing indictments, mainly regarding Arab citizens, protesters and vulnerable minorities, but the proposed law does not fix this and even deepens the problem, since it addresses the organizational mechanism rather than the real problems of staffing, resources and handling of complaints.Speakers who made this point: 856 members spoke · 89 reservations
• 9 June 2026 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק בתי המשפט (תיקון מס' 107), התשפ"ו–2026Courts (Amendment No. 107) Bill, 2026auto7 for · 0 against · 1 abst. · 8 of 120 voted
• 8 June 2026 · Third readingno roll call exists: show of hands voteהצעת חוק העונשין (תיקון מס' 154), התשפ"ו-2026Penal (Amendment No. 154) Bill, 2026auto
• 11 May 2026 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק העמדה לדין בשל אירועי טבח 7 באוקטובר 2023 (טבח שמיני עצרת), התשפ"ו–2026Prosecution for the Events of the 7 October 2023 Massacre (Simchat Torah Massacre) Bill, 2026auto93 for · 0 against · 93 of 120 voted
• 30 March 2026 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק עונש מוות למחבלים, התשפ"ו-2026Death Penalty for Terrorists Bill, 2026auto62 for · 48 against · 1 abst. · 111 of 120 votedCoalition 58:4 · Opposition 4:44Supporters saidautoThe death penalty will create real deterrence against terrorists, will prevent the phenomenon of releasing murderers in deals and their return to terrorist activity, and will thereby save Jewish lives in the future.Speakers who made this point: 9Opponents saidautoThe law does not in practice apply to the perpetrators of the 7 October massacre (the Nukhba), to terrorists from Gaza, or to Jewish terrorists, but only to Arab residents of Judea and Samaria, and therefore this is misleading the public and a political-image campaign rather than a genuine tool for eradicating terror.Speakers who made this point: 2148 members spoke · 1,239 reservations
• 25 March 2026 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק כליאתם של לוחמים בלתי חוקיים (תיקון מס' 4 והוראת שעה - חרבות ברזל) (תיקון מס' 7), התשפ"ו-2026Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants (Amendment No. 4 and Temporary Provision – Swords of Iron) (Amendment No. 7) Bill, 2026auto13 for · 3 against · 16 of 120 votedCoalition 11:0 · Opposition 2:3Supporters saidautoThe security situation and operational needs require a further extension of the temporary provision, since the time periods set in the original law cannot be met given the scale of unlawful combatants held in custody.Speakers who made this point: 2Opponents saidautoHamas has rehabilitated itself considerably in terms of manpower, equipment, and control of tunnels, which raises doubt as to whether the decisive victory for which soldiers fought and paid a heavy price has been achieved.Speakers who made this point: 14 members spoke
• 25 February 2026 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק קיום דיונים בהיוועדות חזותית בעת הכרזה על הגבלה (עצורים, אסירים וכלואים) (הוראת שעה), התשפ"ו-2026Holding of Hearings by Video Conference upon Declaration of Restriction (Detainees, Prisoners and Inmates) (temporary provision) Bill, 2026auto14 for · 1 against · 1 abst. · 16 of 120 voted
• 24 February 2026 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק המידע הפלילי ותקנת השבים (תיקון מס' 10), התשפ"ו–2026Criminal Register and Rehabilitation of Offenders Bill (Amendment No. 10), 2026auto21 for · 7 against · 28 of 120 votedCoalition 17:0 · Opposition 4:75 members spoke · 75 reservations
• 2 February 2026 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק הנוטריונים (תיקון מס' 12), התשפ"ה-2025Notaries Bill (Amendment No. 12), 2025auto14 for · 0 against · 14 of 120 voted
• 29 January 2026 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק לתיקון ולהארכת תוקפן של תקנות שעת חירום (חרבות ברזל) (פגישה עם עורך דין של עצור בעבירת ביטחון) (תיקון מס' 7), התשפ"ו-2026Bill to Amend and Extend the Validity of the Emergency Regulations (Swords of Iron) (Meeting with an Attorney of a Detainee for a Security Offense) (Amendment No. 7), 2026auto37 for · 9 against · 2 abst. · 48 of 120 votedCoalition 37:0 · Opposition 0:910 members spoke · 20 reservations
• 26 January 2026 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק לתיקון ולהארכת תוקפן של תקנות שעת חירום (חרבות ברזל) (הארכת מעצר לחשוד בעבירת ביטחון) (תיקון מס' 8), התשפ"ו-2026Bill to Amend and Extend the Validity of the Emergency Regulations (Swords of Iron) (Extension of Detention of a Suspect in a Security Offence) (Amendment No. 8), 2026auto10 for · 1 against · 11 of 120 voted
• 24 December 2025 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק כליאתם של לוחמים בלתי חוקיים (תיקון מס' 4 והוראת שעה – חרבות ברזל) (תיקון מס' 6), התשפ"ו-2025Bill on Detention of Unlawful Combatants (Amendment No. 4 and temporary provision - Swords of Iron) (Amendment No. 6), 2025auto12 for · 0 against · 12 of 120 voted
• 10 December 2025 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק דיווח לכנסת על הטרדות מיניות בכוחות הביטחון והטיפול בהן (תיקוני חקיקה), התשפ"ה-2025Bill on Reporting to the Knesset on Sexual Harassment in Security Forces and its Treatment (legislative amendments), 2025auto5 for · 0 against · 5 of 120 voted
• 3 December 2025 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק לתיקון דיני הראיות (הגנת ילדים) (תיקון מס' 20), התשפ"ו-2025Bill to Amend the Evidence Law (Child Protection) (Amendment No. 20), 2025auto8 for · 0 against · 8 of 120 voted
• 2 December 2025 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק בתי המשפט (תיקון מס' 106), התשפ"ו–2025Bill on Courts (Amendment No. 106), 2025auto11 for · 0 against · 11 of 120 voted
• 2 December 2025 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק הסיוע המשפטי (תיקון מס' 30), התשפ"ה–2025Bill on Legal Aid (Amendment No. 30), 2025auto12 for · 0 against · 12 of 120 voted
• 26 November 2025 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק המאבק בטרור (תיקון מס' 9 והוראת שעה) (תיקון), התשפ"ו-2025Bill Combating Terrorism (Amendment No. 9 and temporary provision) (Amendment), 2025auto19 for · 6 against · 1 abst. · 26 of 120 votedCoalition 19:0 · Opposition 0:6Supporters saidautoThe ongoing security situation and the high motivation of terrorist organizations for recruitment and indoctrination justify the continued existence of the offense for an additional period.Speakers who made this point: 2Opponents saidautoOther ways of addressing the challenge should be preferred, and alongside extending the law, an educational program should be promoted in the education system regarding the dangers of consuming incitement content.Speakers who made this point: 110 members spoke · 160 reservations
• 17 November 2025 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק שיפוט בתי דין רבניים (נישואין וגירושין) (תיקון מס' 6 - הוראת שעה), התשפ"ו-2025Bill on the Jurisdiction of Rabbinical Courts (Marriage and Divorce) (Amendment No. 6 - temporary provision), 2025auto53 for · 38 against · 91 of 120 votedCoalition 49:0 · Opposition 4:38Supporters saidautoThe law is intended to clarify and restore the legal situation that existed before the Supreme Court's intervention, and to prevent legal chaos and inconsistency between courts regarding jurisdiction over child support proceedings.Speakers who made this point: 2Opponents saidautoThere is no substantive justification for linking child support, which is a matter related to the child's welfare and parent-child relations, to the adversarial struggle between divorcing spouses; such linkage enables mutual extortion between the parents at the children's expense.Speakers who made this point: 245 members spoke · 50 reservations
• 4 November 2025 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק סדר הדין הפלילי (תיקון מס' 100), התשפ"ה-2025Bill on Criminal Procedure Law (Amendment No. 100), 2025auto34 for · 0 against · 1 abst. · 35 of 120 voted
• 23 July 2025 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק כליאתם של לוחמים בלתי חוקיים (תיקון מס' 4 והוראת שעה - חרבות ברזל) (תיקון מס' 5), התשפ"ה-2025Bill for the Detention of Unlawful Combatants (Amendment No. 4 and temporary provision - Swords of Iron) (Amendment No. 5), 2025auto30 for · 6 against · 36 of 120 votedCoalition 25:0 · Opposition 5:6Supporters saidautoThis is a technical extension of an existing temporary provision, required due to the continuation of the fighting in the Gaza Strip, with no substantive changes.Speakers who made this point: 1Opponents saidautoThe removal of the chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee in the middle of a war, who acted professionally and in the interest of security, constitutes a severe harm to the committee most important to state security, and is being done solely for political-coalition considerations.Speakers who made this point: 1222 members spoke
• 21 July 2025 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק לתיקון ולהארכת תוקפן של תקנות שעת חירום (חרבות ברזל) (פגישה עם עורך דין של עצור בעבירת ביטחון) (תיקון מס' 6), התשפ"ה-2025Bill to amend and extend the validity of Emergency Regulations (Swords of Iron) (Meeting with a lawyer of a person detained for a security offense) (Amendment No. 6), 2025auto58 for · 38 against · 96 of 120 votedCoalition 53:0 · Opposition 5:38Supporters saidautoPreventing meetings with an attorney for detainees held for security offenses is essential for saving human lives and for completing investigations that yield important intelligence information for military operations in Gaza.Speakers who made this point: 2Opponents saidautoThe government is not acting to achieve a swift military decision in the Gaza Strip, despite the existence of a possible operational plan, due to opposition from various legal and military bodies.Speakers who made this point: 15 members spoke · 5 reservations
• 21 July 2025 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק לתיקון ולהארכת תוקפן של תקנות שעת חירום (חרבות ברזל) (הארכת מעצר לחשוד בעבירת ביטחון) (תיקון מס' 6), התשפ"ה-2025Bill to amend and extend the validity of Emergency Regulations (Swords of Iron) (Extension of detention of a suspect in a security offense) (Amendment No. 6), 2025auto53 for · 35 against · 88 of 120 votedCoalition 47:0 · Opposition 6:35Supporters saidautoThere is an ongoing security and investigative need to continue holding many suspects in security offenses in detention, and the regular time periods in the detention law are not suited to the complexity and scope of the investigations arising from the events of 7 October and the maneuver in Gaza.Speakers who made this point: 2Opponents saidautoYesh Atid (Ofer Cassif) opposed the proposal in committee, although the plenum debate did not include substantive reasoning against the content of the law itself.Speakers who made this point: 110 members spoke · 5 reservations
• 30 June 2025 · Third readingLaw passedהצעת חוק איסור צריכת זנות (הוראת שעה ותיקון חקיקה) (תיקון), התשפ"ה-2025Bill on Prohibition of Prostitution Consumption (temporary provision and legislative amendments) (Amendment), 2025auto19 for · 0 against · 19 of 120 voted

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• חוק לתיקון ולהארכת תוקפן של תקנות שעת חירום (חרבות ברזל) (הארכת מעצר לחשוד בעבירת בטחון) (תיקון מס' 9), התשפ"ו-2026Emergency Regulations (Swords of Iron) (Extension of Detention of a Suspect in a Security Offence) (Amendment No. 9) Amendment and Extension of Validity Law, 2026auto25th Knesset · latest vote 28 July 2026 · passed
• חוק לתיקון ולהארכת תוקפן של תקנות שעת חירום (חרבות ברזל) (פגישה עם עורך דין של עצור בעבירת ביטחון) (תיקון מס' 8), התשפ"ו-2026.Emergency Regulations (Swords of Iron) (Meeting with an Attorney for a Detainee Held for a Security Offence) (Amendment No. 8) Amendment and Extension of Validity Law, 2026.auto25th Knesset · latest vote 28 July 2026 · passed
• חוק נוכחות עורך דין בחקירת קטינים ואנשים עם מוגבלות (תיקוני חקיקה והוראת שעה), התשפ"ו-2026Presence of an Attorney at the Interrogation of Minors and Persons with Disabilities (Legislative Amendments and Temporary Provision) Law, 2026auto25th Knesset · latest vote 28 July 2026 · passed
• חוק לתיקון פקודת סדר הדין הפלילי (מעצר וחיפוש) (מס' 19 - הוראת שעה), התשפ"ו-2026Law Amending the Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Arrest and Search) (No. 19 – temporary provision), 2026auto25th Knesset · latest vote 17 July 2026 · passed
• חוק היועץ המשפטי לממשלה (חוות דעת, ייצוג ופיקוח), התשפ"ו–2026Attorney General Law (Legal Opinions, Representation and Oversight), 2026auto25th Knesset · latest vote 15 July 2026 · passed · 65 members spoke · 778 reservations
• חוק העונשין (תיקון מס' 155), התשפ"ו–2026Penal Law (Amendment No. 155), 2026auto25th Knesset · latest vote 29 June 2026 · passed
• הצעת חוק סדר הדין הפלילי (סמכויות אכיפה - חיפוש בגוף ונטילת אמצעי זיהוי) (תיקון - הגדרת חיפוש בעירום מלא כחיפוש פנימי), התשפ"ו-2026Criminal Procedure (Enforcement Powers - Body Search and Taking of Identification Means) Bill (Amendment - Defining a Full Strip Search as an Internal Search), 2026auto25th Knesset · latest vote 24 June 2026
• חוק כליאתם של לוחמים בלתי חוקיים (תיקון מס' 4 והוראת שעה – חרבות ברזל) (תיקון מס' 8), התשפ"ו-2026Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants (Amendment No. 4 and temporary provision – Swords of Iron) Law (Amendment No. 8), 2026auto25th Knesset · latest vote 24 June 2026 · passed
• חוק לתיקון פקודת המשטרה (מס' 45), התשפ"ו–2026Police Ordinance (Amendment No. 45) Law, 2026auto25th Knesset · latest vote 11 June 2026 · passed · 56 members spoke · 89 reservations
• הצעת חוק בתי המשפט (תיקון - חוות דעת פסיכיאטר לעניין איסור פרסומים), התשפ"ו-2026Courts (Amendment - Psychiatrist's Opinion Regarding Publication Bans) Bill, 2026auto25th Knesset · latest vote 10 June 2026
• הצעת חוק העונשין (תיקון - החמרת ענישה על פגיעה בקטין או בחסר ישע), התשפ"ו-2026Penal (Amendment - Harsher Punishment for Harming a Minor or a Helpless Person) Bill, 2026auto25th Knesset · latest vote 10 June 2026
• חוק בתי המשפט (תיקון מס' 107), התשפ"ו–2026Courts Law (Amendment No. 107), 2026auto25th Knesset · latest vote 9 June 2026 · passed
• חוק העונשין (תיקון מס' 154), התשפ"ו-2026Penal Law (Amendment No. 154), 2026auto25th Knesset · latest vote 8 June 2026 · passed
• הצעת חוק העונשין (תיקון - ביטול עבירת המטרד על ידי עיסוק בזנות), התשפ"ה-2025Penal Bill (Amendment – Repeal of the Offence of Nuisance by Engaging in Prostitution), 2025auto25th Knesset · latest vote 3 June 2026
• הצעת חוק העונשין (תיקון - ביטול עבירת המטרד על ידי עיסוק בזנות), התשפ"ה-2025Penal Bill (Amendment – Repeal of the Offence of Nuisance by Engaging in Prostitution), 2025auto25th Knesset · latest vote 3 June 2026
• הצעת חוק העונשין (תיקון - ביטול עבירת המטרד על ידי עיסוק בזנות), התשפ"ה-2025Penal Bill (Amendment – Repeal of the Offence of Nuisance by Engaging in Prostitution), 2025auto25th Knesset · latest vote 3 June 2026
• הצעת חוק העונשין (תיקון - ביטול עבירת המטרד על ידי עיסוק בזנות), התשפ"ג-2023Penal Bill (Amendment – Repeal of the Offence of Nuisance by Engaging in Prostitution), 2023auto25th Knesset · latest vote 3 June 2026
• חוק העמדה לדין בשל אירועי טבח 7 באוקטובר 2023 (טבח שמיני עצרת), התשפ"ו–2026Prosecution for the Events of the 7 October 2023 Massacre (Simchat Torah Massacre) Law, 2026auto25th Knesset · latest vote 11 May 2026 · passed
• הצעת חוק העונשין (תיקון מס' 162) (תקיפת חייל), התשפ"ו–2026Penal Law Bill (Amendment No. 162) (Assault on a Soldier), 2026auto25th Knesset · latest vote 31 March 2026
• חוק עונש מוות למחבלים, התשפ"ו-2026Death Penalty for Terrorists Law, 2026auto25th Knesset · latest vote 30 March 2026 · passed · 48 members spoke · 1,239 reservations

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