22 December 2025, 21:58 · 25th Knesset · vote no. 44905

First readingVote on the billelectronic vote

הצעת חוק לתיקון פקודת בתי הסוהר (תיקון מס' 66 – הוראת שעה – חרבות ברזל) (חופשה מיוחדת לאסיר) (תיקון מס' 4), התשפ"ו-2025Bill amending the Prisons Ordinance (Amendment No. 66 – temporary provision – Iron Swords) (Special Leave for Prisoner) (Amendment No. 4), 2025 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Bill passed first reading: 24 for, 7 against, 1 abstained

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

32 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 לתיקון פקודת בתי הסוהר (תיקון מס' 66 – הוראת שעה – חרבות ברזל) (חופשה מיוחדת לאסיר) (תיקון מס' 4), התשפ"ו-2025Law amending the Prisons Ordinance (Amendment No. 66 – temporary provision – Iron Swords) (Special Leave for Prisoner) (Amendment No. 4), 2025auto

By party on the day of the vote

Coalition and opposition voted differently.

coalition24 for · 0 against
opposition0 for · 7 against · 1 abst.
  • for
  • abstained
  • against
Likudהליכודcoalition13 for · 0 against — majority for

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Ra'amרע"םopposition0 for · 4 against — majority against

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Religious Zionismהציונות הדתית בראשות בצלאל סמוטריץ'coalition3 for · 0 against — majority for

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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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Hadash–Ta'alחד"ש-תע"לopposition0 for · 3 against — majority against

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Yesh Atidיש עתידopposition0 for · 0 against · 1 abst. · 2 present, not voting — majority abstained

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

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New Hopeהימין הממלכתיcoalition2 for · 0 against — majority for

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Roll call (34)

Showing 34 of 34

MemberParty at the timeVoteSource code
Mishel BuskilaNew Hopefor7
Akram HassonNew Hopefor7
Boaz BismuthLikudfor7
Galit Distel AtbaryanLikudfor7
Eli DallalLikudfor7
Shalom DaninoLikudfor7
Nissim VaturiLikudfor7
Ofir KatzLikudfor7
Tsega MelakuLikudfor7
Afef AbedLikudfor7
Etty Hava AtiaLikudfor7
Ariel KallnerLikudfor7
Shlomo KarhiLikudfor7
Eliyahu RevivoLikudfor7
Osher ShkalimLikudfor7
Michal Miriam WoldigerReligious Zionismfor7
Tzvi Yedidia SukkotReligious Zionismfor7
Simcha RothmanReligious Zionismfor7
Yinon AzoulayShasfor7
Yosef TaiebShasfor7
Yonatan MashrikiShasfor7
Ahmad TibiHadash–Ta'alagainst8
Ofer CassifHadash–Ta'alagainst8
Aida Touma SlimanHadash–Ta'alagainst8
Vladimir BeliakYesh Atidpresent, did not vote6
Yasmin FridmanYesh Atidpresent, did not vote6
Naor ShiriYesh Atidabstained9
Amichay EliyahuOtzma Yehuditfor7
Limor Sonn Har MelechOtzma Yehuditfor7
Tzvika FoghelOtzma Yehuditfor7
Waleed AlhwashlaRa'amagainst8
Yasir HujeiratRa'amagainst8
Waleed TahaRa'amagainst8
Mansour AbbasRa'amagainst8
Numbers and sources
For
24
Against
7
Abstained
1
Present, did not vote
2

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 amending the Prisons Ordinance (Amendment No. 66 – temporary provision – Iron Swords) (Special Leave for Prisoner) (Amendment No. 4), 2025 — 22 December 2025 · How the Knesset Votes