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25th Knesset · outgoing

National Authority for Moroccan Jewish Culture and Language Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק הרשות הלאומית לתרבות ולשפה המרוקאית יהודית

TL;DRA proposal to establish a national authority for preserving and teaching Moroccan Jewish culture and language in Israel.

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What does the bill do?

The bill sets up a statutory corporation called the National Authority for Moroccan Jewish Culture and Language, which will handle research, commemoration and preservation of the culture and language of Moroccan-born Jews. The authority's governing council will include 21 members from various groups. The authority's roles include deepening public recognition of this culture, promoting creative work in the Moroccan Jewish language, helping establish and preserve cultural institutions, and documenting and cataloging treasures of folk culture.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: June 4, 2025
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Rejected29 for · 50 against · 0 abstained · 41 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 68 seats

LikudAgainst 23 · Absent 9
ShasAgainst 8 · Absent 3
United Torah JudaismAgainst 6 · Absent 1
Otzma YehuditAgainst 4 · Absent 2
New Hope – The United RightAgainst 2 · Absent 2
NoamAbsent 1

Left the coalition 8 seats

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 18 · Absent 6
Yisrael BeytenuFor 2 · Absent 4
Ra'amAbsent 5
LaborFor 1 · Absent 3

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