13 June 2023, 01:03 · 25th Knesset · vote no. 39346
הצעת חוק הדרכונים (תיקון מס' 10), התשפ"ג-2023Passports Bill (Amendment No. 10), 2023 · automatic translation · suggest a correction
Law passed: 31 for, 25 against
56 of 120 voted — counted from roll-call records (no official result is published)
What was put to the vote
«לקבל את הצעת החוק בקריאה שלישית»
Third reading: The final vote. A bill that passes its third reading becomes law. Glossary →
Bill: חוק הדרכונים (תיקון מס' 10), התשפ"ג-2023Passports Law (Amendment No. 10), 2023auto
About the law and the debate
Official summary of the law (Knesset)
The Amendment authorizes the Minister of Interior to refuse to grant an Israeli passport to an immigrant who has not yet settled in Israel. Instead of a passport, the Minister of Interior may grant him a travel document. In doing so, the Amendment restores the situation to what it was until 2017.
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Hebrew original
התיקון מסמיך את שר הפנים לסרב להעניק דרכון ישראלי לעולה אשר טרם השתקע בישראל. במקום דרכון, יוכל שר הפנים להעניק לו תעודת מעבר. בכך, משיב התיקון את המצב לקדמותו כפי שהיה עד 2017.
What was said in the plenum
Supporters saidautoGranting an immediate passport to immigrants who have not yet settled harms the strength and prestige of the Israeli passport and may affect the possibility of visa-free entry into countries that recognize the Israeli passport, including the United States.Speakers who made this point: 3Opponents saidautoThe law is part of a broader trend of harm and hostility toward immigrants, mainly from the Commonwealth of Independent States, including offensive statements by ministers, cuts to absorption budgets, long lines for ulpanim, and bureaucratic difficulties, which harm the ethos of immigration to the State of Israel.Speakers who made this point: 311 members spoke · 12 reservations
By party on the day of the vote
Coalition and opposition voted differently.
- for
- abstained
- against
Yesh Atidיש עתידopposition0 for · 12 against · 1 present, not voting — majority against
- Debbie Bitonagainst
- Vladimir Beliakagainst
- Merav Ben Ariagainst
- Simon Davidsonagainst
- Boaz Toporovskypresent, did not vote
- Moshe Turpazagainst
- Meirav Cohenagainst
- Yorai Lahav Hertzanuagainst
- Tatiana Mazarskyagainst
- Yasmin Fridmanagainst
- Matti Sarfatti Harcaviagainst
- Idan Rollagainst
- Naor Shiriagainst
Likudהליכודcoalition12 for · 0 against — majority for
National Unityהמחנה הממלכתיopposition0 for · 8 against — majority against
- Gadi Eisenkotagainst
- Zeev Elkinagainst
- Michael Mordechai Bitonagainst
- Sharren Miriam Haskelagainst
- Chili Tropperagainst
- Matan Kahanaagainst
- Orit Farkash Hacohenagainst
- Alon Schusteragainst
Shasהתאחדות הספרדים שומרי תורה תנועתו של מרן הרב עובדיה יוסף זצ"לcoalition8 for · 0 against — majority for
Religious Zionismהציונות הדתית בראשות בצלאל סמוטריץ'coalition6 for · 0 against — majority for
Yisrael Beytenuישראל ביתנוopposition0 for · 5 against — majority against
- Yulia Malinovskyagainst
- Sharon Niragainst
- Evgeny Sovaagainst
- Hamad Amaragainst
- Oded Foreragainst
Otzma Yehuditעוצמה יהודית בראשות איתמר בן גבירcoalition4 for · 0 against — majority for
Roll call (57)
Showing 57 of 57
Numbers and sources
- For
- 31
- Against
- 25
- Abstained
- 0
- Present, did not vote
- 1
Only members with a record are counted. No record does not mean the member was absent. Official results for votes after July 2021 are not published in the open data.