הצעת חוק חיזוק מערכת ההשכלה הגבוהה בישראל (הוראת שעה), התשס"ח - 2008Bill Strengthening the Higher Education System in Israel (temporary provision), 2008 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

להעביר את הצעת החוק לוועדה

Bill passed first reading: 50 for, 25 against, 4 abstained

79 of 120 voted — official Knesset result

What was put to the vote

«להעביר את הצעת החוק לוועדה להכנה לקריאה שניה ושלישית»

First reading: A vote on the bill after committee preparation (government bills start here). If it passes, it goes back to committee for further work. Glossary →

Bill: הצעת חוק חיזוק מערכת ההשכלה הגבוהה בישראל (הוראת שעה), התשס"ח -2008Bill Strengthening the Higher Education System in Israel (temporary provision), 2008auto

By party on the day of the vote

Coalition and opposition voted differently.

coalition4 for · 25 against · 4 abst.

opposition46 for · 0 against

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abstained
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Kadimaקדימה-עם אהוד אולמרט לראשות הממשלהcoalition3 for · 12 against · 2 abst. — majority against

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Likudהליכוד עם בנימין נתניהו לראשות הממשלהopposition11 for · 0 against — majority for

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Yisrael Beytenuישראל ביתנו בראשות אביגדור ליברמןopposition10 for · 0 against — majority for

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Shasש"ס-התאחדות הספרדים העולמית שומרי תורהcoalition1 for · 8 against — majority against

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National Union–NRPאיחוד לאומי-מפד"ל רשימה יהודית לאומית מאוחדתopposition8 for · 0 against — majority for

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Laborהעבודה-מימד בראשות עמיר פרץcoalition0 for · 3 against · 2 abst. — majority against

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Meretzמרצ-ישראל חברתית דמוקרטיתopposition5 for · 0 against — majority for

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Hadashחזית דמוקרטית לשלום ושוויוןopposition3 for · 0 against — majority for

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Justice for the Elderlyצדק לזקןopposition3 for · 0 against — majority for

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Baladאלתג'מוע אלווטני אל דימוקרטי-בל"דopposition2 for · 0 against — majority for

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Jamal Zahalkafor
Wasil Tahafor

Gilגיל-גימלאי ישראל לכנסתcoalition0 for · 2 against — majority against

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Yacov Ben Yizriagainst
Itshac Galanteeagainst

Ra'am–Ta'alהרשימה הערבית המאוחדת התנועה הערבית להתחדשותopposition2 for · 0 against — majority for

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Abas Zkoorfor
Ahmad Tibifor

United Torah Judaismיהדות התורה והשבת אגודת ישראל-דגל התורהopposition2 for · 0 against — majority for

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Moshe Gafnifor
Shmuel Halpertfor

Roll call (79)

Only votes against own party's majority

Showing 79 of 79

Member	Party at the time	Vote	Source code
Zevulun Orlev	National Union–NRP	for	7
Arieh Eldad	National Union–NRP	for	7
Benyamin Elon	National Union–NRP	for	7
Uri Yehuda Ariel	National Union–NRP	for	7
Eliahu Gabbay	National Union–NRP	for	7
Zvi Hendel	National Union–NRP	for	7
Yitzhak Levy	National Union–NRP	for	7
Nissan Slomiansky	National Union–NRP	for	7
Jamal Zahalka	Balad	for	7
Wasil Taha	Balad	for	7
Yacov Ben Yizri	Gil	against	8
Itshac Galantee	Gil	against	8
Yuli Yoel Edelstein	Likud	for	7
Michael Eitan	Likud	for	7
Gilad Erdan	Likud	for	7
Moshe Kahlon	Likud	for	7
Haim Katz	Likud	for	7
Israel Katz	Likud	for	7
Limor Livnat	Likud	for	7
Benjamin Netanyahu	Likud	for	7
Gideon Sa'ar	Likud	for	7
Reuven Rivlin	Likud	for	7
Yuval Steinitz	Likud	for	7
Ami Ayalon	Labor	against	8
Binyamin (Fouad) Ben-Eliezer	Labor	against	8
Isaac Herzog	Labor	against	8
Leon Litinetsky	Labor	abstained · against party majority	9
Shachiv Shnaan	Labor	abstained · against party majority	9
Abas Zkoor	Ra'am–Ta'al	for	7
Ahmad Tibi	Ra'am–Ta'al	for	7
Mohammad Barakeh	Hadash	for	7
Dov Khenin	Hadash	for	7
Hanna Swaid	Hadash	for	7
Moshe Gafni	United Torah Judaism	for	7
Shmuel Halpert	United Torah Judaism	for	7
Yitzhak Aharonovitch	Yisrael Beytenu	for	7
Robert Ilatov	Yisrael Beytenu	for	7
Israel Hasson	Yisrael Beytenu	for	7
Avigdor Liberman	Yisrael Beytenu	for	7
Sofa Landver	Yisrael Beytenu	for	7
Alex Miller	Yisrael Beytenu	for	7
Stas Misezhnikov	Yisrael Beytenu	for	7
David Rotem	Yisrael Beytenu	for	7
Yosef Shagal	Yisrael Beytenu	for	7
Lia Shemtov	Yisrael Beytenu	for	7
Chaim Oron	Meretz	for	7
Yossi Beilin	Meretz	for	7
Zehava Galon	Meretz	for	7
Avshalom Vilan	Meretz	for	7
Ran Cohen	Meretz	for	7
Elhanan Glazer	Justice for the Elderly	for	7
Sara Marom Shalev	Justice for the Elderly	for	7
Moshe Sharoni	Justice for the Elderly	for	7
Ruhama Avraham Balila	Kadima	against	8
Jacob Edery	Kadima	against	8
Ehud Olmert	Kadima	against	8
Zeev Elkin	Kadima	for · against party majority	7
Eli Aflalo	Kadima	against	8
Ze`ev Boim	Kadima	against	8
Menahem Ben-Sasson	Kadima	for · against party majority	7
Ronnie Bar-On	Kadima	against	8
Avi Dicter	Kadima	against	8
Yoel Hasson	Kadima	against	8
Shai Hermesh	Kadima	against	8
Shlomo (Neguse) Molla	Kadima	abstained · against party majority	9
Michael Nudelman	Kadima	abstained · against party majority	9
Marina Solodkin	Kadima	for · against party majority	7
Gideon Ezra	Kadima	against	8
Meir Sheetrit	Kadima	against	8
Otniel Schneller	Kadima	against	8
David Azoulay	Shas	for · against party majority	7
Chaim Amsellem	Shas	against	8
Mazor Bahyna	Shas	against	8
Yitzhak Vaknin	Shas	against	8
Nissim Zeev	Shas	against	8
Eliyahu Yishai	Shas	against	8
Yitzhak Cohen	Shas	against	8
Avraham Michaeli	Shas	against	8
Meshulam Nahari	Shas	against	8

Numbers and sources

For: 50
Against: 25
Abstained: 4
Present, did not vote: 0

Official result: 50 for, 25 against, 4 abstained — adopted. Taking that into account, the roll call matches the official result.

Only members with a record are counted. No record does not mean the member was absent.

Source: vote page on the Knesset website ↗