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25th Knesset · outgoing

Counter-Terrorism Law (Amendment – Sanctions on Financial Institutions) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק המאבק בטרור (תיקון - סנקציות על מוסדות פיננסיים)

TL;DRThe proposal adds powers to freeze activity and impose heavy fines on financial institutions that transfer funds to terrorism.

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What does the bill do?

The proposal amends the Counter-Terrorism Law and sets new powers for supervisory bodies, including the Supervisor of Banks. These bodies will be able to freeze or restrict activity in financial institutions, banking institutions and foreign banks that hold funds connected to terrorism. The proposal allows the imposition of fines up to a fixed amount on institutions that knowingly conduct activity with bodies that transfer payments to the families of people who carried out terror attacks. The fines will be transferred to the National Insurance Institute and will be used to compensate victims of violent incidents.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: May 29, 2024

The votes on this bill

Passed19 for · 4 against · 0 abstained · 97 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 72 seats

LikudFor 5 · Absent 27
ShasFor 2 · Absent 9
United Torah JudaismFor 2 · Absent 5
Otzma YehuditFor 1 · Absent 5
NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 48 seats

Yesh AtidFor 3 · Absent 21
Yisrael BeytenuFor 5 · Absent 1
Ra'amAgainst 1 · Absent 4
Hadash–Ta'alAgainst 3 · Absent 2
LaborAbsent 4

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