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25th Knesset · outgoing

Revocation of the Citizenship or Residency of a Terrorist Who Receives Payment for Committing an Act of Terrorism (Legislative Amendments) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק לביטול אזרחותו או תושבותו של פעיל טרור שמקבל תגמול עבור ביצוע מעשה הטרור (תיקוני חקיקה)

TL;DRA proposal to revoke the citizenship or residency of terrorist operatives who were convicted of terror offenses and received payment from the Palestinian Authority.

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What does the bill do?

The bill adds authority for the Minister of Interior to revoke the citizenship or residency of a person who was convicted of a terror offense, sentenced to serve actual imprisonment, and proven to have received money or payment from the Palestinian Authority for carrying out the act of terror. A person whose status was revoked will be released only to the territories of the Palestinian Authority. In its first part the Citizenship Law was updated, and in its second part the Entry into Israel Law was updated, and conditions are also set for restoring status on a conditional basis.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: January 11, 2023

The votes on this bill

Passed72 for · 9 against · 0 abstained · 39 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 64 seats

LikudFor 24 · Absent 8
ShasAbsent 11
United Torah JudaismFor 4 · Absent 3
Religious ZionismFor 6 · Absent 1
Otzma YehuditFor 3 · Absent 3
NoamFor 1

Opposition 56 seats

Yesh AtidFor 19 · Absent 5
Ra'amAgainst 4 · Absent 1
LaborAbsent 4

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Other bills with a similar name · 6Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.