3 January 2024, 15:43 · 25th Knesset · vote no. 40260
הצעת חוק שירות המדינה (מינויים) (תיקון מס' 20), התשפ"ד–2024Bill on Civil Service Law (Appointments) (Amendment No. 20), 2024 · automatic translation · suggest a correction
Law passed: 9 for, 2 against
11 of 120 voted — counted from roll-call records (no official result is published)
11 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)
It was determined that a person appointed by the Government to serve as head of a diplomatic or consular mission abroad must be required to declare before the Minister of Foreign Affairs or a state employee authorized for this purpose in Regulations, that they undertake to maintain loyalty to the State of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state and to fulfill their duties faithfully.
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Hebrew original
נקבע כי יש לחייב את מי שמונה על ידי הממשלה למשרת ראש נציגות דיפלומטית או קונסולרית בחוץ לארץ, להצהיר בפני שר החוץ או עובד מדינה שהוסמך לכך בתקנות כי הוא מתחייב לשמור אמונים למדינת ישראל כמדינה יהודית ודמוקרטית ולמלא באמונה את תפקידו.
What was said in the plenum
Supporters saidautoA diplomatic or consular representative is the state's most senior representative abroad and must express loyalty to the state and its Jewish and democratic character as a condition for representing it.Speakers who made this point: 4Opponents saidautoIf the declaration is so important, it is unclear why it applies only to diplomats and not also to members of Knesset, ministers, the President of the State, and other officeholders.Speakers who made this point: 37 members spoke
By party on the day of the vote
Coalition and opposition voted differently.
- for
- abstained
- against
Likudהליכודcoalition7 for · 0 against — majority for
Hadash–Ta'alחד"ש-תע"לopposition0 for · 2 against — majority against
- Ahmad Tibiagainst
- Aida Touma Slimanagainst
Religious Zionismהציונות הדתית בראשות בצלאל סמוטריץ'coalition1 for · 0 against — majority for
- Ohad Talfor
Shasהתאחדות הספרדים שומרי תורה תנועתו של מרן הרב עובדיה יוסף זצ"לcoalition1 for · 0 against — majority for
Roll call (11)
Numbers and sources
- For
- 9
- Against
- 2
- Abstained
- 0
- Present, did not vote
- 0
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.