8 December 2025, 22:45 · 25th Knesset · vote no. 44838

First readingVote on the billelectronic vote

הצעת חוק הסמכת צבא הגנה לישראל ושירות הביטחון הכללי לביצוע חדירה לחומר מחשב המשמש להפעלת מצלמה נייחת ופעולה בו (הוראת שעה – חרבות ברזל) (תיקון מס' 5), התשפ"ו-2025Bill Authorizing the Israel Defense Forces and the General Security Service to Penetrate Computer Material Used to Operate a Fixed Camera and Act Therein (temporary provision – Iron Swords) (Amendment No. 5), 2025 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Bill passed first reading: 15 for, 4 against

19 of 120 voted — counted from roll-call records (no official result is published)

19 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

«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: חוק הסמכת צבא הגנה לישראל ושירות הביטחון הכללי לביצוע חדירה לחומר מחשב המשמש להפעלת מצלמה נייחת ופעולה בו (הוראת שעה – חרבות ברזל) (תיקון מס' 5), התשפ"ו-2025Law Authorizing the Israel Defense Forces and the General Security Service to Penetrate Computer Material Used for Operating a Fixed Camera and Act Therein (temporary provision - Swords of Iron) (Amendment No. 5), 2025auto

By party on the day of the vote

Coalition and opposition voted differently.

coalition15 for · 0 against
opposition0 for · 4 against
  • for
  • abstained
  • against
Likudהליכודcoalition7 for · 0 against — majority for

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Yesh Atidיש עתידopposition0 for · 0 against · 4 present, not voting — did not vote

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Shasהתאחדות הספרדים שומרי תורה תנועתו של מרן הרב עובדיה יוסף זצ"לcoalition3 for · 0 against — majority for

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Otzma Yehuditעוצמה יהודית בראשות איתמר בן גבירcoalition3 for · 0 against — majority for

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Religious Zionismהציונות הדתית בראשות בצלאל סמוטריץ'coalition2 for · 0 against — majority for

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Hadash–Ta'alחד"ש-תע"לopposition0 for · 2 against — majority against

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Laborהעבודהopposition0 for · 1 against — majority against

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Ra'amרע"םopposition0 for · 1 against — majority against

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Roll call (23)

Showing 23 of 23

MemberParty at the timeVoteSource code
Avichay Avraham BuaronLikudfor7
Sasson Sassi GuettaLikudfor7
Tally GotlivLikudfor7
Nissim VaturiLikudfor7
Ofir KatzLikudfor7
Hanoch Dov MilwidskyLikudfor7
Osher ShkalimLikudfor7
Gilad KarivLaboragainst8
Tzvi Yedidia SukkotReligious Zionismfor7
Simcha RothmanReligious Zionismfor7
Moshe AbutbulShasfor7
Yinon AzoulayShasfor7
Yosef TaiebShasfor7
Samir Bin SaidHadash–Ta'alagainst8
Ofer CassifHadash–Ta'alagainst8
Vladimir BeliakYesh Atidpresent, did not vote6
Merav Ben AriYesh Atidpresent, did not vote6
Moshe TurpazYesh Atidpresent, did not vote6
Naor ShiriYesh Atidpresent, did not vote6
Amichay EliyahuOtzma Yehuditfor7
Limor Sonn Har MelechOtzma Yehuditfor7
Tzvika FoghelOtzma Yehuditfor7
Waleed AlhwashlaRa'amagainst8
Numbers and sources
For
15
Against
4
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.

Source: vote page on the Knesset website ↗

Bill Authorizing the Israel Defense Forces and the General Security Service to Penetrate Computer Material Used to Operate a Fixed Camera and Act Therein (temporary provision – Iron Swords) (Amendment No. 5), 2025 — 8 December 2025 · How the Knesset Votes