25 July 2023, 20:20 · 25th Knesset · vote no. 39797
הצעת חוק שירות לאומי-אזרחי (תיקון מס' 4), התשפ"ג-2023Bill on National Civil Service (Amendment No. 4), 2023 · automatic translation · suggest a correction
Law passed: 20 for, 1 against
21 of 120 voted — counted from roll-call records (no official result is published)
21 of 120 members voted. The plenum has no quorum: a decision passes by a simple majority of those voting. A special majority (61 votes) is needed only for no-confidence motions and some provisions of Basic Laws. Glossary →
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 →
About the law and the debate
Official summary of the law (Knesset)
The Law allows yeshiva students who were granted a service deferral order before the expiration of the arrangement that enabled this as of 30 June 2023, to serve in national-civilian service, provided they have reached the age of 21, have requested to serve in national-civilian service, and provided that request was approved by a recruitment officer (Poked). The arrangement was established as a temporary provision for one year, until 30 June 2024.
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Hebrew original
החוק מאפשר לתלמידי ישיבות שניתן להן צו דחיית שירות טרם פקיעתו של ההסדר שאפשר זאת ב-30.6.2023, לשרת בשירות לאומי-אזרחי, אם מלאו להם 21 שנים, אם ביקשו לשרת בשירות לאומי-אזרחי ואם בקשה זו אושרה על ידי פוקד. ההסדר נקבע כהוראת שעה לשנה, עד יום 30.6.2024.
What was said in the plenum
Supporters saidautoThe law is needed to prevent a legal vacuum and allow the continued existence of the national-civic service track until a comprehensive legislative arrangement of the conscription issue is reached, after Chapter 3.1 of the Security Service Law was repealed and expired.Speakers who made this point: 2Opponents saidautoThere is selective enforcement and discriminatory police violence between protesters against the government and right-wing lawbreakers, indicating anti-democratic trends in government.Speakers who made this point: 13 members spoke
By party on the day of the vote
Coalition and opposition voted differently.
- for
- abstained
- against
Likudהליכודcoalition9 for · 0 against — majority for
Shasהתאחדות הספרדים שומרי תורה תנועתו של מרן הרב עובדיה יוסף זצ"לcoalition6 for · 0 against — majority for
Yesh Atidיש עתידopposition0 for · 1 against · 2 present, not voting — majority against
- Boaz Toporovskyagainst
- Shelly Tal Meronpresent, did not vote
- Yasmin Fridmanpresent, did not vote
Otzma Yehuditעוצמה יהודית בראשות איתמר בן גבירcoalition3 for · 0 against — majority for
Religious Zionismהציונות הדתית בראשות בצלאל סמוטריץ'coalition2 for · 0 against — majority for
Ra'amרע"םopposition0 for · 0 against · 2 present, not voting — did not vote
- Waleed Alhwashlapresent, did not vote
- Iman Khatib Yassinpresent, did not vote
Roll call (25)
Showing 25 of 25
| Member | Party at the time | Vote | Source code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Illouz | Likud | for | 7 |
| Avichay Avraham Buaron | Likud | for | 7 |
| Ofir Katz | Likud | for | 7 |
| Hanoch Dov Milwidsky | Likud | for | 7 |
| Tsega Melaku | Likud | for | 7 |
| Moshe Saada | Likud | for | 7 |
| Etty Hava Atia | Likud | for | 7 |
| Moshe Passal | Likud | for | 7 |
| Ariel Kallner | Likud | for | 7 |
| Tzvi Yedidia Sukkot | Religious Zionism | for | 7 |
| Orit Malka Strock | Religious Zionism | for | 7 |
| Yinon Azoulay | Shas | for | 7 |
| Uriel Busso | Shas | for | 7 |
| Avraham Bezalel | Shas | for | 7 |
| Yosef Taieb | Shas | for | 7 |
| Yonatan Mashriki | Shas | for | 7 |
| Erez Malul | Shas | for | 7 |
| Boaz Toporovsky | Yesh Atid | against | 8 |
| Shelly Tal Meron | Yesh Atid | present, did not vote | 6 |
| Yasmin Fridman | Yesh Atid | present, did not vote | 6 |
| Almog Cohen | Otzma Yehudit | for | 7 |
| Limor Sonn Har Melech | Otzma Yehudit | for | 7 |
| Tzvika Foghel | Otzma Yehudit | for | 7 |
| Waleed Alhwashla | Ra'am | present, did not vote | 6 |
| Iman Khatib Yassin | Ra'am | present, did not vote | 6 |
Numbers and sources
- For
- 20
- Against
- 1
- Abstained
- 0
- Present, did not vote
- 4
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.